La Bénisson-Dieu

La Bénisson-Dieu (French pronunciation: [la benisɔ̃ djø]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

La Bénisson-Dieu
Commune
Location of La Bénisson-Dieu
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Coordinates: 46°09′03″N 4°02′46″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Charlieu
Intercommunality	Charlieu-Belmont
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Godinot[1]
Area 1	11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	425
• Density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42016 /42720
Elevation	255–344 m (837–1,129 ft) (avg. 268 m or 879 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	369	—
1975	364	−0.19%
1982	402	+1.43%
1990	391	−0.35%
1999	444	+1.42%
2009	439	−0.11%
2014	427	−0.55%
2020	423	−0.16%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department