Businesses in Bessèges

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Bessèges

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Google Rating
Shopping	17	4.1
Other accommodation	7	4.5
All food and beverage	5	3.8

Bessèges Facts

Area	10.2 km²
Population	3,161
Male Population	1,445 (45.7%)
Female Population	1,716 (54.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-0.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-1.1%
Median Age	54.5 years (Male: 51.1, Female: 57.3)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	44.29230, 4.09661

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Bessèges Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	3,164	3,228	3,195	3,146	3,161
Population Density	310.6 / km²	316.9 / km²	313.6 / km²	308.8 / km²	310.3 / km²

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

Bessèges Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 1.5% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Bessèges	-0.6%	-2.5%	-1.5%
France	+22.7%	+13.8%	+8.8%

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

Bessèges Median Age

Median Age: 54.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Bessèges	54.5 yrs	57.3 yrs	51.1 yrs
France	39.6 yrs	41 yrs	38.1 yrs

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

Bessèges Population Density

Population Density: 310 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Bessèges	3,161	10.2 km²	310 / 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

Bessèges 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 Bessèges

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

Bessèges CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Bessèges	23,446 tn	7.42 tn	2,301.5 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

Bessèges CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	23,446 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	7.42 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,301.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
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
8/3/11	1:36 AM	4.3	24.1 km	4,000 m	France	usgs.gov
8/8/06	5:18 AM	3	70.4 km	2,000 m	near the south coast of France	usgs.gov
12/13/05	3:37 PM	3.1	86.8 km	5,000 m	France	usgs.gov
10/31/05	10:14 AM	3.2	82 km	2,000 m	France	usgs.gov
7/7/05	8:19 AM	3	92.5 km	5,000 m	France	usgs.gov
4/6/03	1:28 AM	3.1	62.9 km	3,000 m	near the south coast of France	usgs.gov
5/19/02	12:48 AM	3	99.9 km	4,000 m	France	usgs.gov
2/18/02	6:11 AM	3.7	89.2 km	6,000 m	France	usgs.gov
2/20/99	7:41 PM	3	96.1 km	2,000 m	France	usgs.gov
2/9/98	2:16 PM	3.2	79.2 km	4,000 m	near the south coast of France	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bessèges

Bessèges is a commune in the Gard department in France. It is situated on the Cèze river.

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