|
Benon |
|
|
Benon
|
|
|
Location within Poitou-Charentes region
Benon
|
|
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | Courçon |
| Mayor | David Ogier (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 7–56 m (23–184 ft) (avg. 22 m/72 ft) |
| Land area1 | 46.62 km2 (18.00 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 723 (2008) |
| - Density | 16 /km2 (41 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17041/ 17170 |
| 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.
Contents |
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 494 | 504 | 416 | 400 | 426 | 514 | 723 |
Its population, unlike other parts of the department, slowly grew, but saw a small decline between the late-1960s and the 1980s