Bénodet
| Bénodet Benoded | ||
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Bénodet harbour | ||
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  Bénodet | ||
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Location within Brittany region  Bénodet | ||
| Coordinates: 47°52′30″N 4°06′13″W / 47.874907°N 4.103737°WCoordinates: 47°52′30″N 4°06′13″W / 47.874907°N 4.103737°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Quimper | |
| Canton | Fouesnant | |
| Intercommunality | Pays Fouesnantais | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Christian Pennanech | |
| Area1 | 10.53 km2 (4.07 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,208 | |
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29006 / 29950 | |
| Elevation | 0–59 m (0–194 ft) | |
| Website | Official website | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Bénodet (Breton: Benoded) is a commune in the Finistère département in Brittany in northwestern France.
The name Benoded means in Breton, "mouth of the Odet". It is about 16 kilometres south of Quimper.
The town is home to a casino, a thalassotherapy, cinema, a marina, hotels and a few beaches. As with many coastal towns in Brittany, there are many second homes in the town, the population increasing sixfold over the summertime. Bénodet is also home to menhirs and a church named after Brigid of Kildare, a 5th-century Irish saint; which was built at the end of the 11th century and classed as a historic monument in 1916. The town is home to the Tri Martolod brewery.
Population
Inhabitants of Bénodet are called Bénodetois.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 429 | — |
| 1800 | 529 | +23.3% |
| 1806 | 565 | +6.8% |
| 1821 | 579 | +2.5% |
| 1831 | 667 | +15.2% |
| 1836 | 710 | +6.4% |
| 1841 | 643 | −9.4% |
| 1846 | 712 | +10.7% |
| 1851 | 680 | −4.5% |
| 1856 | 676 | −0.6% |
| 1861 | 657 | −2.8% |
| 1866 | 705 | +7.3% |
| 1872 | 622 | −11.8% |
| 1876 | 704 | +13.2% |
| 1881 | 741 | +5.3% |
| 1886 | 781 | +5.4% |
| 1891 | 875 | +12.0% |
| 1896 | 1,035 | +18.3% |
| 1901 | 1,094 | +5.7% |
| 1906 | 1,234 | +12.8% |
| 1911 | 1,362 | +10.4% |
| 1921 | 1,312 | −3.7% |
| 1926 | 1,346 | +2.6% |
| 1931 | 1,421 | +5.6% |
| 1936 | 1,549 | +9.0% |
| 1946 | 1,675 | +8.1% |
| 1954 | 1,674 | −0.1% |
| 1962 | 1,882 | +12.4% |
| 1968 | 1,922 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 2,087 | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 2,285 | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 2,436 | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 2,750 | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 3,208 | +16.7% |
Events
Most events in the town take place in the summertime, due to the town's bustling summer season. In May, the Odet yacht club runs the Obelix Trophy, a sailing race with about 100 boats taking part over 4 days. Every year the commune runs a series of music concerts every Friday evening, with French pop rock group Superbus playing there in 2005. Every Monday there is a market in the town centre.
International relations
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bénodet. |
- Official site (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Bénodet (French)
