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Bény |
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Bény
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Coligny |
| Intercommunality | Coligny |
| Mayor | Georges Rodet (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 200–244 m (660–801 ft) (avg. 228 m/748 ft) |
| Land area1 | 18.25 km2 (7.05 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 742 (2008) |
| - Density | 41 /km2 (110 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01038/ 01370 |
| 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. | |
Bény is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
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The bief du Lignon forms the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Solnan, which forms most of its northeastern border.
The Sevron flows northwest through the middle of the commune.
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 1012 | 1038 | 1222 | 1103 | 1076 | 1037 | 1016 | 1021 | 1011 | 1015 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 1007 | 1011 | 1005 | 983 | 996 | 941 | 907 | 882 | 884 | 855 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 844 | 726 | 740 | 705 | 681 | 669 | 675 | 640 | 566 | 503 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 537 | 587 | 613 | 742 |