Beissat

Beissat
Commune
Location of Beissat
Beissat Location within France Beissat Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°46′26″N 2°16′37″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierrick Louradour
Area 1	14.49 km2 (5.59 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	31
• Density	2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23019 /23260
Elevation	690–886 m (2,264–2,907 ft) (avg. 700 m or 2,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beissat (French pronunciation: [bɛsa]; Occitan: Bèiçac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising a small village and two hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) south of Aubusson on the D18 and the D25 roads. A small river, the Rozeille, flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	94	—
1975	75	−3.17%
1982	62	−2.68%
1990	41	−5.04%
1999	31	−3.06%
2007	32	+0.40%
2012	33	+0.62%
2017	25	−5.40%
2023	31	+3.65%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department