Bény

Bény
Bény
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Bény
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Coligny
Intercommunality	Coligny
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Georges Rodet
Area1	18.25 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	742
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
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 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bény 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.	±%
1793	1,012	—
1800	1,038	+2.6%
1806	1,222	+17.7%
1821	1,103	−9.7%
1831	1,076	−2.4%
1836	1,037	−3.6%
1841	1,016	−2.0%
1846	1,021	+0.5%
1851	1,011	−1.0%
1856	1,015	+0.4%
1861	1,007	−0.8%
1866	1,011	+0.4%
1872	1,005	−0.6%
1876	983	−2.2%
1881	996	+1.3%
1886	941	−5.5%
1891	907	−3.6%
1896	882	−2.8%
1901	884	+0.2%
1906	855	−3.3%
1911	844	−1.3%
1921	726	−14.0%
1926	740	+1.9%
1931	705	−4.7%
1936	681	−3.4%
1946	669	−1.8%
1954	675	+0.9%
1962	640	−5.2%
1968	566	−11.6%
1975	503	−11.1%
1982	537	+6.8%
1990	587	+9.3%
1999	613	+4.4%
2008	742	+21.0%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE