Bény

Bény
Commune
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Location of Bény
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Coordinates: 46°19′10″N 5°17′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Saint-Étienne-du-Bois
Intercommunality	Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Bavoux[1]
Area ^1	18.25 km^2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	764
• Density	42/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01038 /01370
Elevation	200–244 m (656–801 ft) (avg. 228 m or 748 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bény (French pronunciation: [beni]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The bief du Lignon forms the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Solnan, which forms most of its northeastern border.

The Sevron flows northwest through the middle of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	566	—
1975	503	−1.67%
1982	537	+0.94%
1990	587	+1.12%
1999	613	+0.48%
2007	729	+2.19%
2012	718	−0.30%
2017	756	+1.04%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE