Benon

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Benon
Clock tower
Clock tower
Benon is located in France
Benon
Benon
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region
Benon is located in Poitou-Charentes
Benon
Benon
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Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement La Rochelle
Canton Courçon
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) David Ogier
Area1 46.62 km2 (18.00 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 723
 • Density 16/km2 (40/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Benon is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 494 —    
1968 504 +2.0%
1975 416 −17.5%
1982 400 −3.8%
1990 426 +6.5%
1999 514 +20.7%
2008 723 +40.7%

Its population, unlike other parts of the department, slowly grew, but saw a small decline between the late 1960s and the 1980s.

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