Bénonces

Bénonces
Bénonces
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Bénonces
Coordinates: 45°50′00″N 5°29′00″E / 45.8333°N 5.4833°ECoordinates: 45°50′00″N 5°29′00″E / 45.8333°N 5.4833°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Lhuis
Intercommunality	Rhône Chartreuse de Portes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	René Romeggio
Area^1	15.33 km^2 (5.92 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	280
• Density	18/km^2 (47/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01037 / 01470
Elevation	280–1,029 m (919–3,376 ft) (avg. 488 m or 1,601 ft)
^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.

Bénonces is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	509	—
1800	491	−3.5%
1806	529	+7.7%
1821	619	+17.0%
1831	599	−3.2%
1836	537	−10.4%
1841	588	+9.5%
1846	591	+0.5%
1851	607	+2.7%
1856	590	−2.8%
1861	607	+2.9%
1866	598	−1.5%
1872	607	+1.5%
1876	576	−5.1%
1881	577	+0.2%
1886	563	−2.4%
1891	531	−5.7%
1896	481	−9.4%
1901	523	+8.7%
1906	460	−12.0%
1911	420	−8.7%
1921	386	−8.1%
1926	347	−10.1%
1931	341	−1.7%
1936	311	−8.8%
1946	309	−0.6%
1954	304	−1.6%
1962	284	−6.6%
1968	261	−8.1%
1975	258	−1.1%
1982	274	+6.2%
1990	249	−9.1%
1999	243	−2.4%
2008	280	+15.2%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE