Benon

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Benon
Commune
Clock tower
Location of Benon
(2022–2026)		Christophe Vinatier^[1]
Area ¹	46.62 km² (18.00 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	1,763
• Density	38/km² (98/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.

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

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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE