Le Bény-Bocage
| Le Bény-Bocage | |
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Town hall | |
  Le Bény-Bocage | |
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Le Bény-Bocage | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′16″N 0°50′17″W / 48.9378°N 0.8381°WCoordinates: 48°56′16″N 0°50′17″W / 48.9378°N 0.8381°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Condé-sur-Noireau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Raoult |
| Area1 | 8.91 km2 (3.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 981 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14061 / 14350 |
| Elevation |
84–262 m (276–860 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
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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. | |
Le Bény-Bocage 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.[1]
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 668 | — |
| 1968 | 640 | −4.2% |
| 1975 | 635 | −0.8% |
| 1982 | 774 | +21.9% |
| 1990 | 846 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 938 | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 981 | +4.6% |
Personalities
- Baron Gaston Jean Baptiste de Renty, French mystic.
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (French)
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