# Besson, Allier

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{{Infobox French commune
|name                   = Besson
|commune status         = [Commune](/source/Communes_of_France)
|image                  = Besson Allier France 02.jpg
|caption                = An aerial view of Besson
|image coat of arms     = Blason ville fr Besson 03.svg
|arrondissement         = Moulins
|canton                 = Souvigny
|INSEE                  = 03026
|postal code            = 03210
|mayor                  = Frédéric Verdier<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality       = CA [Moulins Communauté](/source/Moulins_Communaut%C3%A9)
|coordinates            = {{coord|46.4708|3.2647|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m            = 250
|elevation min m        = 224
|elevation max m        = 350
|area km2               = 47.16
|population             = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date        = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}

'''Besson''' ({{IPA|fr|bɛsɔ̃|-|Fr-Pars--besson.ogg}}) is a [commune](/source/Communes_of_France) in the [Allier](/source/Allier) [department](/source/Departments_of_France) in central [France](/source/France).

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|1968|817
|1975|815
|1982|733
|1990|786
|1999|775
| 2007|795
| 2012|783
| 2017|768
|2023 |728
| source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-03026#tableau-POPREF_G1 Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023], INSEE</ref>
| percentages = pagr
| align = none
}}

== Administration ==
* 2001–2014: Jean Pagnon
* 2014–current: Frédéric Verdier<ref>{{cite web|title=Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton) |trans-title=Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton) |url=http://www.maires-allier.fr/contenu/fck/LISTE%20NOMINATIVE%20DES%20COMMUNES%20MAJ%2018122014.pdf |website=Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier |date=1 April 2015 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095821/http://www.maires-allier.fr/contenu/fck/LISTE%20NOMINATIVE%20DES%20COMMUNES%20MAJ%2018122014.pdf |archive-date=18 May 2015 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[Communes of the Allier department](/source/Communes_of_the_Allier_department)

==References==
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