Benon

Coordinates: 46°12′20″N 0°48′51″W / 46.2056°N 0.8142°W / 46.2056; -0.8142
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Benon
Clock tower
Clock tower
Location of Benon
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Benon is located in France
Benon
Benon
Benon is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Benon
Benon
Coordinates: 46°12′20″N 0°48′51″W / 46.2056°N 0.8142°W / 46.2056; -0.8142
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementLa Rochelle
CantonMarans
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Christophe Vinatier[1]
Area
1
46.62 km2 (18.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,763
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17041 /17170
Elevation7–56 m (23–184 ft)
(avg. 22 m or 72 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Benon (French pronunciation: [bənɔ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 504—    
1975 416−2.70%
1982 400−0.56%
1990 426+0.79%
1999 514+2.11%
2007 684+3.64%
2012 1,377+15.02%
2017 1,625+3.37%
Source: INSEE[3]

Its population saw a rapid increase after 2007.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links[edit]

  • Media related to Benon at Wikimedia Commons