Benet, Vendée

Benet

The Church of Sainte-Eulalie, in Benet
Benet

Coordinates: 46°22′06″N 0°35′46″W / 46.3683°N 0.5961°WCoordinates: 46°22′06″N 0°35′46″W / 46.3683°N 0.5961°W
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Vendée
Arrondissement Fontenay-le-Comte
Canton Maillezais
Government
  Mayor Daniel David
Area1 50.01 km2 (19.31 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 3,617
  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.

Geography

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.

History

List of Mayors

Period Identity Party
March 2001 - March 2008 Daniel DAVID Socialist Party
March 2008 - Daniel DAVID Socialist Party

Demography

Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Inhabitants 2294 2583 2761 3062 3224 3202 3617

Monuments

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.

Twin towns

Events

See also

References

    External links

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