Bessay

Bessay
Bessay
Commune
	Château de Bessay
	Coat of arms
	Location of Bessay
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	Coordinates: 46°32′19″N 1°09′11″W / 46.5386°N 1.1531°W / 46.5386; -1.1531
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 (2023)	456
• Density	42.3/km2 (109/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.

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

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.

References

"Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
"Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[2] "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

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