Benais

Benais (French pronunciation: [bənɛ]) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Benais
Commune
The church of Saint-Germain, in Benais
Location of Benais
Benais Show map of France Benais Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°17′50″N 0°12′56″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Chinon
Canton	Langeais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphanie Riocreux[1]
Area 1	20.08 km2 (7.75 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	948
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37024 /37140
Elevation	33–114 m (108–374 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	836	—
1975	681	−2.89%
1982	712	+0.64%
1990	862	+2.42%
1999	870	+0.10%
2007	873	+0.04%
2012	963	+1.98%
2017	922	−0.87%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department