What is Bessans?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Bessans |commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] |image = Bessans - La mairie, le monument aux Morts et l'église Saint-Jean-Baptiste.JPG |caption = The town hall, war memorial and church in Bessans |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Bessans (Savoie).svg |arrondissement = Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |canton = Modane |INSEE = 73040 |postal code = 73480 |mayor = Jérémy Tracq |term = 2020&ndash;2026 |intercommunality = Haute Maurienne-Vanoise |coordinates = {{coord|45.32|7.00|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 1835 |elevation min m = 1673 |elevation max m = 3752 |area km2 = 154.01 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} }} '''Bessans''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]]. It is in [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]] in the [[Savoie]] [[Departments of France|department]] in southeast [[France]].<ref>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM73040-bessans Commune de Bessans (73040)], INSEE</ref> It is known for its large [[Nordic skiing]] area in the winter and for its [[trekking]] and [[mountain climbing]] opportunities in the summer. == References == {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{France-geo-stub}} [[Category:Communes in Savoie]] [[Category:Ski areas and resorts in France]]