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Bézenet (French pronunciation: [beznɛ]; Occitan: Besenet) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.^[3]

Bézenet
Commune
Road towards Montmarault
Location of Bézenet
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Coordinates: 46°19′48″N 2°50′45″E / 46.33°N 2.8458°E / 46.33; 2.8458
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Montluçon
Canton	Commentry
Intercommunality	Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Depras^[1]
Area ¹	9.94 km² (3.84 sq mi)
Population (2023)^[2]	910
• Density	92/km² (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03027 /03170
Elevation	270–376 m (886–1,234 ft) (avg. 342 m or 1,122 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Bézenet is part of the canton of Commentry^[3] (before March 2015: canton of Montmarault)^[4] and of the Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	973	—
1975	1,009	+0.52%
1982	1,005	−0.06%
1990	922	−1.07%
1999	953	+0.37%
2007	972	+0.25%
2012	993	+0.43%
2017	948	−0.92%
2023	910	−0.68%
Source: INSEE^[5]

See also

Communes of the Allier department

References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
1 2 3 INSEE commune file
↑ Populations légales 2012: 03 Allier, INSEE
↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

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