Bessancourt Explained

Bessancourt
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Bessancourt (Val-d'Oise).svg
Coordinates:	49.0386°N 2.2142°W
Arrondissement:	Argenteuil
Canton:	Taverny
Intercommunality:	CA Val Parisis
Mayor:	Jean-Christophe Poulet^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Elevation Min M:	49
Elevation Max M:	171
Area Km2:	6.39
Insee:	95060
Postal Code:	95550

Bessancourt (in French pronounced as /bɛsɑ̃kuʁ/) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Bessancourt station has rail connections to Persan, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt and Paris.

Twin Towns

Bessancourt is twinned with:

• Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, United Kingdom since 1979^[2]

See also

• Communes of the Val-d'Oise department

External links

• Official website
  • Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. Web site: British towns twinned with French towns . 2013-07-12 . Archant Community Media Ltd . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130705094933/http://www.completefrance.com/language-culture/twin-towns . July 5, 2013 .