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Bény

Coordinates: 46°19′10″N 5°17′00″E / 46.3194°N 5.2833°E / 46.3194; 5.2833
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Bény
Commune
Watermill
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Location of Bény
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Bény is located in France
Bény
Bény
Bény is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bény
Bény
Coordinates: 46°19′10″N 5°17′00″E / 46.3194°N 5.2833°E / 46.3194; 5.2833
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBourg-en-Bresse
CantonSaint-Étienne-du-Bois
IntercommunalityBassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Bavoux[1]
Area
1
18.25 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
764
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01038 /01370
Elevation200–244 m (656–801 ft)
(avg. 228 m or 748 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bény (French pronunciation: [beni]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

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The bief du Lignon forms the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Solnan, which forms most of its northeastern border.

The Sevron flows northwest through the middle of the commune.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 566—    
1975 503−1.67%
1982 537+0.94%
1990 587+1.12%
1999 613+0.48%
2007 729+2.19%
2012 718−0.30%
2017 756+1.04%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE