Benest | |
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Town hall | |
Coordinates: 46°02′21″N 0°27′10″E / 46.0392°N 0.4528°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente |
Arrondissement | Confolens |
Canton | Charente-Bonnieure |
Intercommunality | Charente Limousine |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Chériot[1] |
Area 1 | 21.10 km2 (8.15 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 306 |
• Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 16038 /16350 |
Elevation | 132–192 m (433–630 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Benest (French pronunciation: [bənˈɛ]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 663 | — |
1975 | 547 | −2.71% |
1982 | 470 | −2.14% |
1990 | 425 | −1.25% |
1999 | 382 | −1.18% |
2009 | 356 | −0.70% |
2014 | 328 | −1.62% |
2020 | 307 | −1.10% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE