Bessancourt (French pronunciation: [bɛsɑ̃kuʁ] (listen)) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Bessancourt station has rail connections to Persan, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt and Paris.
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Commune | |
The church St Gervais and St Protais in Bessancourt | |
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Coordinates: 49°02′19″N 2°12′51″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Val-d'Oise |
Arrondissement | Argenteuil |
Canton | Taverny |
Intercommunality | CA Val Parisis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Christophe Poulet[1] |
Area 1 | 6.39 km2 (2.47 sq mi) |
Population | 7,878 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 95060 /95550 |
Elevation | 49–171 m (161–561 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,781 | — |
1975 | 5,978 | +6.76% |
1982 | 5,758 | −0.53% |
1990 | 6,429 | +1.39% |
1999 | 6,999 | +0.95% |
2007 | 7,231 | +0.41% |
2012 | 6,629 | −1.72% |
2017 | 7,318 | +2.00% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Bessancourt is twinned with:
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