Bénac, Hautes-Pyrénées

Bénac
Commune
The village seen from Averan
Coat of arms
Location of Bénac
Bénac Show map of France Bénac Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°09′15″N 0°01′37″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Tarbes
Canton	Ossun
Intercommunality	CA Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Jouanolou[1]
Area ^1	7.93 km^2 (3.06 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	530
• Density	67/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	65080 /65380
Elevation	341–491 m (1,119–1,611 ft) (avg. 386 m or 1,266 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bénac (French pronunciation: [benak]; Occitan: Benac) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	406	—
1975	399	−0.25%
1982	436	+1.27%
1990	478	+1.16%
1999	473	−0.12%
2009	508	+0.72%
2014	523	+0.58%
2020	546	+0.72%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE