Benest

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Benest

(2020–2026) Olivier Chériot^[1]Area

21.10 km² (8.15 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

306 • Density15/km² (38/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

16038 /16350

Elevation132–192 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.	±% p.a.
1968	663	—
1975	547	−2.71%
1982	470	−2.14%
1990	425	−1.25%
1999	382	−1.18%
2009	356	−0.70%
2014	328	−1.62%
2020	307	−1.10%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE