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Benest
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Benest () is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
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Benest is a commune in France, situated within the Charente department and the arrondissement of Confolens. It lies in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and shares borders with Alloue, Le Bouchage, Champagne-Mouton, and Pleuville. The municipality is located next to the Charente body of water and has an elevation of 192 meters above sea level. Its area covers 21.1 square kilometers, and it is associated with the canton of Charente-Bonnieure.
The population of Benest is recorded as 663, with 152 males and 163 females. The postal code for the area is 16350.
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Place details
- Locality
- Benest
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 391
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Benest
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Benest mairie.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Town hall
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Benest 16.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Confolens
- French commune.canton
- Charente-Bonnieure
- French commune.INSEE
- 16038
- French commune.postal code
- 16350
- French commune.mayor
- Olivier Chériot
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Charente Limousine
- French commune.elevation m
- 160
- French commune.elevation min m
- 132
- French commune.elevation max m
- 192
- French commune.area km2
- 21.10
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Benest
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Confolens
- Population
- 307
- Area
- 21.1
- Elevation
- 169
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Charente
- Shares border with
- Chatain
- Image
- Benest mairie.JPG
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- Commons category
- Benest
- postal code
- 16350
- native label
- Benest
- associated electoral district
- canton of Charente-Bonnieure
- male population
- 152
- female population
- 163
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-45-31-80-39
- fax number
- +33-9-70-60-59-12
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Population
- See also
- References
Benest () is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
==Population==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Benest” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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