Benon

Benon (French pronunciation: [bənɔ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Benon
Commune
Clock tower
Location of Benon
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Coordinates: 46°12′20″N 0°48′51″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	La Rochelle
Canton	Marans
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Christophe Vinatier[1]
Area 1	46.62 km2 (18.00 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,811
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17041 /17170
Elevation	7–56 m (23–184 ft) (avg. 22 m or 72 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	504	—
1975	416	−2.70%
1982	400	−0.56%
1990	426	+0.79%
1999	514	+2.11%
2007	684	+3.64%
2012	1,377	+15.02%
2017	1,625	+3.37%
Source: INSEE[3]

Its population saw a rapid increase after 2007.

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department