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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton | Maillezais |
| Mayor | Daniel David |
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| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) avg. |
| Land area1 | 50.01 km2 (19.31 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 3,617 (2006) |
| - Density | 72 /km2 (190 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85020/ 85490 |
| 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. | |
Benet is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
The former communes of Lesson, Sainte-Christine and Aziré were joined to the commune of Benet in 1973.
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Close to Niort (7 miles) in Deux-Sèvres and Fontenay-le-Comte (12 miles) in Vendée, Benet is located near :
The diversity of the landscapes, the limestone plain, along with the marshes of Sainte-Christine, Aziré and Nessier, make this commune a varied place, rich of its differences.
The Vrizon is the underground river that goes through the commune.
Benet is located close to the A83 and A10 motorways, connecting the commune to some major cities, as Nantes (81 miles), Poitiers (61 miles), Bordeaux (120 miles), or Paris (266 miles). Benet is also situated at 40 miles (64 km) from the touristical city of La Rochelle.
| Period | Identity | Party |
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| March 2001 - March 2008 | Daniel DAVID | Socialist Party |
| March 2008 - | Daniel DAVID | Socialist Party |
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Inhabitants | 2294 | 2583 | 2761 | 3062 | 3224 | 3202 | 3617 |
The Sainte-Eulalie Church, on the historical register, constitutes an unmissable stage in the tour of the Romance Churches and Abbeys of the region.
A few miles away, it is possible to visit the historic site of the Maillezais Cathedral.
A wind farm was created near Lesson in 2007, and a second was established two miles (3 km) away from the first, several months later. A total of ten wind turbines overhang the commune.