Benest
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Benest | ||
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Country | France | |
Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes | |
Department | Charente | |
Arrondissement | Confolens | |
Canton | Champagne-Mouton | |
Intercommunality | Confolentais | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Jacques Meyer | |
Area1 | 21.10 km2 (8.15 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 361 | |
• Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 16038 / 16350 | |
Elevation | 132–192 m (433–630 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Benest is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 1,400 | — |
1800 | 1,262 | −9.9% |
1806 | 1,378 | +9.2% |
1821 | 1,395 | +1.2% |
1831 | 1,480 | +6.1% |
1841 | 1,485 | +0.3% |
1846 | 1,524 | +2.6% |
1851 | 1,466 | −3.8% |
1856 | 1,578 | +7.6% |
1861 | 1,419 | −10.1% |
1866 | 1,443 | +1.7% |
1872 | 1,426 | −1.2% |
1876 | 1,330 | −6.7% |
1881 | 1,322 | −0.6% |
1886 | 1,327 | +0.4% |
1891 | 1,311 | −1.2% |
1896 | 1,267 | −3.4% |
1901 | 1,282 | +1.2% |
1906 | 1,296 | +1.1% |
1911 | 1,266 | −2.3% |
1921 | 920 | −27.3% |
1926 | 995 | +8.2% |
1931 | 972 | −2.3% |
1936 | 947 | −2.6% |
1946 | 909 | −4.0% |
1954 | 867 | −4.6% |
1962 | 739 | −14.8% |
1968 | 663 | −10.3% |
1975 | 547 | −17.5% |
1982 | 470 | −14.1% |
1990 | 425 | −9.6% |
1999 | 382 | −10.1% |
2008 | 361 | −5.5% |
See also
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