Benest

Benest
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Benest
Benest Benest
Coordinates: 46°02′21″N 0°27′10″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Charente-Bonnieure
Intercommunality	Charente Limousine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Chériot
Area 1	21.10 km2 (8.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	306
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16038 /16350
Elevation	132–192 m (433–630 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Benest (French pronunciation: [bənˈɛ]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,400 —     1800 1,262 −9.9% 1806 1,378 +9.2% 1821 1,395 +1.2% 1831 1,480 +6.1% 1841 1,485 +0.3% 1846 1,524 +2.6% 1851 1,466 −3.8% 1856 1,578 +7.6% 1861 1,419 −10.1% 1866 1,443 +1.7% 1872 1,426 −1.2% 1876 1,330 −6.7% 1881 1,322 −0.6% 1886 1,327 +0.4% 1891 1,311 −1.2% 1896 1,267 −3.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,282 +1.2% 1906 1,296 +1.1% 1911 1,266 −2.3% 1921 920 −27.3% 1926 995 +8.2% 1931 972 −2.3% 1936 947 −2.6% 1946 909 −4.0% 1954 867 −4.6% 1962 739 −14.8% 1968 663 −10.3% 1975 547 −17.5% 1982 470 −14.1% 1990 425 −9.6% 1999 382 −10.1% 2008 361 −5.5%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department