Benon (French pronunciation: [bənɔ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
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Coordinates: 46°12′20″N 0°48′51″W / 46.2056°N 0.8142°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
Canton | Marans |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | Christophe Vinatier[1] |
Area 1 | 46.62 km2 (18.00 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,763 |
• Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 17041 /17170 |
Elevation | 7–56 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. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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.