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Bessude
Comune
Comune di Bessude
View of Bessude
Bessude Location of Bessude in Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°33′N 8°44′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Metropolitan city	Sassari (SS)
Government
• Mayor	Roberto Marras
Area
• Total	26.79 km2 (10.34 sq mi)
Elevation	447 m (1,467 ft)
Population  (2026)
• Total	369
• Density	13.8/km2 (35.7/sq mi)
Demonym	Bessudesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07040
Dialing code	079
Website	Official website

Bessude is a village and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of Cagliari and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Sassari. It has 369 inhabitants.

Bessude borders the municipalities of Banari, Bonnanaro, Borutta, Ittiri, Siligo, and Thiesi.

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 369, of which 48.2% are male, and 51.8% are female. Minors make up 7.9% of the population, and seniors make up 39.8%.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1861	699	—
1871	724	+3.6%
1881	700	−3.3%
1901	763	+9.0%
1911	810	+6.2%
1921	801	−1.1%
1931	790	−1.4%
1936	696	−11.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	750	+7.8%
1961	704	−6.1%
1971	546	−22.4%
1981	547	+0.2%
1991	509	−6.9%
2001	501	−1.6%
2011	428	−14.6%
2021	391	−8.6%

Source: ISTAT

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 5.4% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Morocco, the Dominican Republic, Switzerland, Australia, and Romania.