Bénesse-lès-Dax

Bénesse-lès-Dax (French pronunciation: [benɛs lɛ daks], literally Bénesse near Dax; Occitan: Benessa d'Acs) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.^[3]

Bénesse-lès-Dax
Commune
Former windmill
Location of Bénesse-lès-Dax
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Coordinates: 43°38′36″N 1°02′01″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Dax-2
Intercommunality	CA Grand Dax
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marie Abadie[1]
Area 1	5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	582
• Density	98.8/km2 (256/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40035 /40180
Elevation	21–96 m (69–315 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	346	—
1975	335	−0.46%
1982	404	+2.71%
1990	399	−0.16%
1999	454	+1.45%
2009	507	+1.11%
2014	528	+0.82%
2020	569	+1.25%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Landes department