Bennecourt
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Mantes-la-Jolie | |
| Canton | Bonnières-sur-Seine | |
| Community association | Portes de l'Île-de-France | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 2 ′ N , 1 ° 34 ′ E | |
| height | 10-120 m | |
| surface | 6.95 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,897 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 273 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 78270 | |
| INSEE code | 78057 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-bennecourt.fr/index.asp | |
 Bennecourt Town Hall ( Mairie ) |
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Bennecourt is a French commune with 1,897 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Yvelines department in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Mantes-la-Jolie and the canton of Bonnières-sur-Seine . The inhabitants call themselves Bennecourtois .
geography
Bennecourt is located about 50 kilometers west-northwest of Paris on the Seine . Bennecourt is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Limetz-Villez in the north, Gommecourt in the north and northeast, Freneuse in the east, Bonnières-sur-Seine in the south and Notre-Dame-de-la-Mer (with Jeufosse and Port-Villez) in the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 | |
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| 809 | 858 | 1,123 | 1,179 | 1,572 | 1,784 | 1,763 | 1,813 | |
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Attractions
- Saint-Ouen church, 16th century church, historic monument since 1932
- Remains of a Gallo-Roman sanctuary
- Protestant church from 1964
Personalities
- Émile Zola (1840–1902), writer, lived here at the end of the 19th century
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the British community of Coldstream in Berwickshire (Scotland) since 1990.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 91-92.
Web links
Commons : Bennecourt - collection of images, videos and audio files
