Beissat

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Pierrick Louradour^[1]Area14.49 km² (5.59 sq mi)Population28 • Density1.9/km² (5.0/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation690–886 m (2,264–2,907 ft)
(avg. 700 m or 2,300 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beissat (French pronunciation: [bɛsa]; Occitan: Bèiçac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising a small village and two hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) south of Aubusson on the D18 and the D25 roads. A small river, the Rozeille, flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	78	—
1968	94	+20.5%
1975	75	−20.2%
1982	62	−17.3%
1990	41	−33.9%
1999	31	−24.4%
2008	32	+3.2%

Sights

• The church, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References