Bessancourt
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The church St Gervais and St Protais in Bessancourt | ||
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  Bessancourt | ||
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Location within Île-de-France region  Bessancourt | ||
| Coordinates: 49°02′19″N 2°12′51″E / 49.0386°N 2.2142°ECoordinates: 49°02′19″N 2°12′51″E / 49.0386°N 2.2142°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val-d'Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Pontoise | |
| Canton | Taverny | |
| Intercommunality | Val Parisis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2020) | Jean-Christophe Poulet | |
| Area1 | 6.39 km2 (2.47 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013)2 | 6,591 | |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95060 / 95550 | |
| Elevation | 49–171 m (161–561 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Bessancourt is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Twin Towns
Bessancourt is twinned with:
Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, United Kingdom since 1979[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
External links
- Official website (French)
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
- Land use (IAURIF) (English)
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