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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 46°12′20″N 0°48′51″W / 46.2056°N 0.8142°WCoordinates: 46°12′20″N 0°48′51″W / 46.2056°N 0.8142°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | Marans |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | David Ogier |
| Area1 | 46.62 km2 (18.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 723 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17041 /17170 |
| Elevation | 7–56 m (23–184 ft) (avg. 22 m or 72 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
Benon is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Its population, unlike other parts of the department, slowly grew, but saw a small decline between the late 1960s and the 1980s.
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