Bessais-le-Fromental (French pronunciation: [bɛsɛ lə fʁɔmɑ̃tal]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

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Bessais-le-Fromental
Commune
Dam at Goule Pond
Coat of arms
Location of Bessais-le-Fromental
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Coordinates: 46°44′48″N 2°45′45″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality	CC Cœur de France
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Serge Audonnet[1]
Area 1	25.75 km2 (9.94 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	296
• Density	11/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18029 /18210
Elevation	182–241 m (597–791 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Auron, some 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D175, D110 and the D951 roads. The commune shares its southern border with the department of Allier.

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the eleventh century.
• A watermill.
• Traces of the ancient château de Lalan.
• Ruins of the medieval town of Venou.

• Communes of the Cher department