Bessé-sur-Braye (French pronunciation: ​[bese syʁ bʁɛ], literally Bessé on Braye) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

Bessé-sur-Braye
Commune
The château of Courtanvaux
Coat of arms
Location of Bessé-sur-Braye
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Coordinates: 47°50′02″N 0°44′58″E
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	Mamers
Canton	Saint-Calais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Lacoche[1]
Area 1	20.60 km2 (7.95 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	2,117
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Besséen, Besséenne
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72035 /72310
Elevation	64–154 m (210–505 ft)
Website	http://www.besse-sur-braye.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

• Braye (river)
• Communes of the Sarthe department

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