Businesses in Bessoncourt

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Bessoncourt

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	14
Clothing stores	13
Grocery stores and supermarkets	9
Shoe stores	6
Corporate management	5
Hairdressers	5
Restaurants	5

Bessoncourt Facts

Area	7.8 km²
Population	961
Male Population	479 (49.9%)
Female Population	482 (50.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-4.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-1.2%
Median Age	41.8 years (Male: 41.9, Female: 41.7)
Neighborhoods	Bourtzwiller
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	47.64517, 6.93257
Postal Codes	90160

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Bessoncourt Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	1,003	996	973	936	961
Population Density	128.4 / km²	127.5 / km²	124.5 / km²	119.8 / km²	123 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bessoncourt Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 3.8% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Bessoncourt	-6.7%	-6%	-3.8%
France	+22.7%	+13.8%	+8.8%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bessoncourt Median Age

Median Age: 41.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Bessoncourt	41.8 yrs	41.7 yrs	41.9 yrs
France	39.6 yrs	41 yrs	38.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Bessoncourt Population Density

Population Density: 123 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Bessoncourt	961	7.8 km²	123 / km²
France	65.9 million	638,022.5 km²	103 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bessoncourt Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Bessoncourt

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Bessoncourt CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Bessoncourt	7,548 tn	7.85 tn	966.2 tons/km²
France	485,797,691 tn	7.38 tn	761.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Bessoncourt CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	7,548 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	7.85 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	966.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/4/18	9:36 PM	3.1	47.4 km	15,230 m	2km W of Schliengen, Germany	usgs.gov
3/21/07	4:45 PM	3.1	48.4 km	8,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/16/07	12:09 AM	3.6	50.7 km	5,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/15/07	6:23 AM	3.2	51.1 km	16,000 m	France	usgs.gov
1/6/07	7:19 AM	3.4	50.7 km	5,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/8/06	8:19 PM	3	50.7 km	5,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/8/06	4:48 PM	3.9	50.7 km	5,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/8/06	3:46 PM	3.2	50.5 km	5,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/8/06	3:06 AM	3.1	51.3 km	10,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
3/16/05	3:41 AM	3.1	27.7 km	8,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bessoncourt

Bessoncourt is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France.

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