Bas-en-Basset

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bas-en-Basset

(2020–2026) Guy Jolivet^[1]Area

46.76 km² (18.05 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,546 • Density97/km² (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

43020 /43210

Elevation433–901 m (1,421–2,956 ft)
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bas-en-Basset (French pronunciation: [bas ɑ̃ basɛ]; Occitan: Bas de Bassès) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,280	—
1975	2,303	+0.14%
1982	2,521	+1.30%
1990	2,955	+2.01%
1999	3,344	+1.38%
2007	3,910	+1.97%
2012	4,286	+1.85%
2017	4,348	+0.29%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE