Bénesse-lès-Dax
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Bénesse-lès-Dax (French pronunciation: [benɛs lɛ daks], literally Bénesse near Dax; Occitan: Benessa d'Acs) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[3]
Bénesse-lès-Dax | |
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Former windmill | |
![]() Location of Bénesse-lès-Dax | |
| Coordinates: 43°38′36″N 1°02′01″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Dax |
| Canton | Dax-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Dax |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Abadie[1] |
Area 1 | 5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 598 |
| • Density | 102/km2 (263/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40035 /40180 |
| Elevation | 21–96 m (69–315 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 346 | — |
| 1975 | 335 | −0.46% |
| 1982 | 404 | +2.71% |
| 1990 | 399 | −0.16% |
| 1999 | 454 | +1.45% |
| 2007 | 502 | +1.26% |
| 2012 | 527 | +0.98% |
| 2017 | 529 | +0.08% |
| 2023 | 598 | +2.06% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
