Le Bény-Bocage
Le Bény-Bocage (French pronunciation: [lə beni bɔkaʒ]) 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.[2]
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Part of Souleuvre-en-Bocage | |
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Location of Le Bény-Bocage 
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| Coordinates: 48°56′16″N 0°50′17″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Condé-sur-Noireau |
| Commune | Souleuvre-en-Bocage |
| Area 1 | 8.91 km2 (3.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | 1,048 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14350 |
| Elevation | 84–262 m (276–860 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (in French)
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