Bény

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Location of Bény

(2020–2026) Patrick Bavoux^[1]Area

18.25 km² (7.05 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

764 • Density42/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

01038 /01370

Elevation200–244 m (656–801 ft)
(avg. 228 m or 748 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (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]

References

^ "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.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE