Besneville

Besneville
Commune
The church of Saint-Florent
Location of Besneville
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Coordinates: 49°22′07″N 1°37′34″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Bricquebec-en-Cotentin
Intercommunality	CA Cotentin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Lafosse
Area 1	18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	657
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50049 /50390
Elevation	10–116 m (33–381 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Besneville is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,339 —     1800 1,328 −0.8% 1806 1,436 +8.1% 1821 1,450 +1.0% 1831 1,487 +2.6% 1836 1,575 +5.9% 1841 1,538 −2.3% 1846 1,629 +5.9% 1851 1,569 −3.7% 1856 1,454 −7.3% 1861 1,500 +3.2% 1866 1,450 −3.3% 1872 1,086 −25.1% 1876 1,142 +5.2% 1881 1,058 −7.4% 1886 1,050 −0.8% 1891 957 −8.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 971 +1.5% 1901 923 −4.9% 1906 896 −2.9% 1911 892 −0.4% 1921 783 −12.2% 1926 771 −1.5% 1931 783 +1.6% 1936 751 −4.1% 1946 751 +0.0% 1954 823 +9.6% 1962 764 −7.2% 1968 682 −10.7% 1975 580 −15.0% 1982 564 −2.8% 1990 536 −5.0% 1999 516 −3.7% 2009 664 +28.7%

See also

• Communes of the Manche department