Benais
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Benais (French pronunciation: [bənɛ]) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Benais | |
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The church of Saint-Germain, in Benais | |
 Location of Benais | |
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| Coordinates: 47°17′50″N 0°12′56″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chinon |
| Canton | Langeais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphanie Riocreux[1] |
Area 1 | 20.08 km2 (7.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 945 |
| • Density | 47.1/km2 (122/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37024 /37140 |
| Elevation | 33–114 m (108–374 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 | 836 | — |
| 1975 | 681 | −2.89% |
| 1982 | 712 | +0.64% |
| 1990 | 862 | +2.42% |
| 1999 | 870 | +0.10% |
| 2007 | 873 | +0.04% |
| 2012 | 963 | +1.98% |
| 2017 | 922 | −0.87% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
