What is the population of Besnate?

As of 2023, Besnate has a population of 5,565, with previous years showing 5,558 in 2022 and 5,475 in 2021. The comune is part of the larger Province of Varese, which is within the region of Lombardy.

Where is Besnate located?

Besnate is situated in the Province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy. Its coordinates are latitude 45.7 and longitude 8.7666666666667. The comune is connected to the Italian railway network via Besnate railway station.

What is the official website of Besnate?

The official website of Besnate is http://www.comune.besnate.va.it/, providing local government services and information.

Does Besnate have any notable settlements within its administrative area?

Yes, Centenate is a settlement located within the administrative area of Besnate.

What is the administrative classification of Besnate?

Besnate is classified as a comune of Italy, which is a municipal division within the country's administrative structure.

Besnate

Italian comune

Place comune_of_italy Q39361

Facts

20 properties

Identity

Instance of: comune of Italy
Official website: www.comune.besnate.va.it^[16]
Official name: Besnate^[20]

Location

Country: Italy^[3]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 45.700°, 8.767°
Located in the administrative territorial entity: Province of Varese^[2]
Shares border with: Cavaria con Premezzo, Albizzate, Gallarate, Jerago con Orago, Mornago, Arsago Seprio, Sumirago^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Population and size

Area: +7.48^[22]
Elevation above sea level: +296^[21]
Population: 5.5k (5.5k–5.6k, n=3)^[17]^[18]^[19]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 5,565 · 5,558 · 5,475 GeoNames 5,596 edition 2026-09-26 · CC BY 4.0 ↗

Codes

Local dialing code: 0331^[15]
Postal code: 21010^[12]

More facts +8

Capital: Besnate^[4]
Coordinates of easternmost point: 🗺️ 45.697°, 8.781°
Coordinates of northernmost point: 🗺️ 45.718°, 8.755°
Coordinates of southernmost point: 🗺️ 45.685°, 8.768°
Coordinates of westernmost point: 🗺️ 45.706°, 8.742°
Licence plate code: VA^[13]
Patron saint: Martin of Tours^[14]
Seismic classification: 4^[23]

🏷️ Also known as

en Besnate ar بسناته de Besnàa el Μπεζνάτε ja ベズナーテ ru Беснате uk Безнате zh 贝斯纳泰

🔖 Identifiers · 18

VIAF cluster ID: 184154264
GND ID: 7609099-1
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Besnate Chiesa di San Martino 01.jpg ↗
De Agostini ID: Besnate
Freebase ID: /m/0b0gsr
GeoNames ID: 6536478
ISTAT ID: 012012
IndicePA ID: c_a825
Italian cadastre code (municipality): A825
Kulturenvanteri taxonomy ID: 10318
LombardiaBeniCulturali toponym ID: 11000028
OpenStreetMap relation ID: 45769

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SBN place ID: BZML000107
Topic's main category: Category:Besnate
UN/LOCODE: ITBNT
WOEID: 12676751
Who's on First ID: 101768941
Wiki Loves Monuments ID: 03A8250000

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🔗 Connections

Shares border with 7

Gallarate, Cavaria con Premezzo, Jerago con Orago, Albizzate, Arsago Seprio, Mornago, Sumirago

← Shares border with 7

Gallarate, Cavaria con Premezzo, Jerago con Orago, Albizzate, Arsago Seprio, Mornago, Sumirago

Contained subdivisions 3

Besnate railway station, Centenate, BRP Editore

Located in time zone 2

UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00

People born here 2

Edward Ravasi, Camillo Mussi

Country 1

Italy

Instance of 1

comune of Italy

Located in the administrative territorial entity 1

Province of Varese

Patron saint 1

Martin of Tours

← Contains the administrative territorial entity 1

Province of Varese

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Summary

Besnate is a comune of Italy^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[3] ↑ Besnate — country (P17): Italy. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Besnate — capital (P36): Besnate. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Besnate — shares border with (P47): Cavaria con Premezzo. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Besnate — shares border with (P47): Albizzate. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Besnate — shares border with (P47): Gallarate. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Besnate — shares border with (P47): Jerago con Orago. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Besnate — shares border with (P47): Mornago. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Besnate — shares border with (P47): Arsago Seprio. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Besnate — shares border with (P47): Sumirago. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Besnate — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Province of Varese. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Besnate — postal code (P281): 21010. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Besnate — licence plate code (P395): VA. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Besnate — patron saint (P417): Martin of Tours. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Besnate — local dialing code (P473): 0331. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Besnate — official website (P856): http://www.comune.besnate.va.it/. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Besnate — population (P1082): 5565. Italian National Institute of Statistics. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Besnate — population (P1082): 5558. demo.istat.it. Retrieved 2019-03-16. demo.istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Besnate — population (P1082): 5475. demo.istat.it. demo.istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Besnate — official name (P1448): Besnate. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Besnate — elevation above sea level (P2044): 296 m. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Besnate — area (P2046): 7.48 km². istat.it. Retrieved 2019-03-16. istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Besnate — seismic classification (P9235): 4. Seismic classification in Italy. Retrieved 2022-08-27. rischi.protezionecivile.gov.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Besnate is an instance of comune of Italy (Q747074) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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13w ago · Theklan · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Tabular population → Data:Historical population Besnate.tab

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15w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Image → Besnate Chiesa di San Martino 01.jpg

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Coordinates of southernmost point → {'lat': 45.6845944, 'lon': 8.7683918}

Seismic classification → 4

Country → Italy

Population → {'amount': '+5565'}, {'amount': '+5558'}, {'amount': '+5475'}

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