Bedenac
Sign in to saveBedenac (; also Bédenac) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime in the department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is one of the largest communes in the department, in terms of land area.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bedenac
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 537
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Bedenac
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Bedenac mairie.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Town hall in Bedenac
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Bedenac (Charente-Maritime).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Jonzac
- French commune.canton
- Les Trois Monts
- French commune.INSEE
- 17038
- French commune.postal code
- 17220
- French commune.mayor
- Alain Laparliere
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 60
- French commune.elevation min m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Bedenac
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Jonzac
- Population
- +699
- Area
- +40.23
- Elevation
- +70
- Shares border with
- Laruscade
- Official website
- www.bedenac17.fr
- Image
- Bedenac mairie.JPG
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Neighboring communes
- Hydrography
- Name
- History
- Population
- Facilities, services and local life
- Local culture and heritage
- Places and monuments
- Heraldry
- See also
- References
- External links
Bedenac (; also Bédenac) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime in the department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is one of the largest communes in the department, in terms of land area.
==Geography== A rural and heavily forested commune located in the canton of Les Trois Monts. ===Neighboring communes=== The neighbouring communes are Bussac-Forêt, Clérac, Lapouyade, Laruscade and Montlieu-la-Garde. ===Hydrography=== thumb|left|The Meudon river flows through the town The Meudon flows through the commune and the town. Heading south, it is a tributary of the Saye, itself a tributary of the Isle and therefore of the Dordogne. ==Name== Bedenac originates from the name of a Gallo-Roman landowner named Bitinus, followed by the suffix -acum.