Bessay (French pronunciation: ​[bɛsɛ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Bessay
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Bessay
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Coordinates: 46°32′19″N 1°09′11″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	Fontenay-le-Comte
Canton	Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marie Soulard
Area 1	10.79 km2 (4.17 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	439
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	85023 /85320
Elevation	2–48 m (6.6–157.5 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Smagne forms all of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Lay, which flows southwestward through the north-western part of the commune.

See also

• Communes of the Vendée department

References

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