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Saint-Benoît was a commune in the Ain department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Belley. It bordered the communes of Brégnier-Cordon, Conzieu, Groslée, and Prémeyzel, and was located next to the Rhône river. The area covered 21.65 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 778 meters. Its official name included Saint-Benoît, Gland, and Seyssieu.
The population of the commune was 1,227. It was associated with the cantons of Belley and Lhuis. Saint-Benoît was dissolved on December 31, 2015, and replaced by the delegated commune of Groslée-Saint-Benoît.
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Place details
- Locality
- Groslée-Saint-Benoit
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 635
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Department
- Ain
- Arrondissement
- Belley
- Canton
- Belley
- Commune
- Groslée-Saint-Benoît
- Area
- 21.65 km (8.36 sq mi)
- Density
- 42.1/km (109/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Postal code
- 01300
- Elevation
- 201–778 m (659–2,552 ft) , (avg. 206 m or 676 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Seyssieu
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Groslée-Saint-Benoît
- Population
- 792
- Area
- 21.65
- Elevation
- 326
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Rhône
- Shares border with
- Brangues
- Image
- Saint-Benoît, Ain.jpg
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- Commons category
- Saint-Benoît (Ain)
- replaced by
- Groslée-Saint-Benoît
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2015-12-31
- postal code
- 01300
- associated electoral district
- canton of Lhuis
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Encyclopedic overview
Saint-Benoit ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bənwa] ; Arpitan: Sent-Benimo) is a former commune in the Ain department in eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Groslée-Saint-Benoît.
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Benoît” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.