Le Bény-Bocage
Part of Souleuvre-en-Bocage in Normandy, France
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Le Bény-Bocage (French pronunciation: [lə beni bɔkaʒ] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Souleuvre-en-Bocage.[2]
Le Bény-Bocage | |
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Part of Souleuvre-en-Bocage | |
 Town hall | |
 Location of Le Bény-Bocage | |
  Le Bény-Bocage Location within France  Le Bény-Bocage Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′16″N 0°50′17″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Condé-en-Normandie |
| Commune | Souleuvre-en-Bocage |
Area 1 | 8.91 km2 (3.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 987 |
| • Density | 111/km2 (287/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14350 |
| Elevation | 84–262 m (276–860 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Personalities
- Baron Gaston Jean Baptiste de Renty, French mystic.
