Le Mesnil-Benoist
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| local community | Noues de Sienne | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Vire | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 52 ′ N , 0 ° 59 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 14380 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14415 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
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Notre-Dame church |
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Le Mesnil-Benoist ( ) is a former French commune of last 47 inhabitants (as at 1st January 2014), the Benoisiens , in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy .
On January 1, 2017, Le Mesnil-Benoist was incorporated into the new municipality of Noues de Sienne as part of a regional reform together with nine neighboring municipalities .
geography
Le Mesnil-Benoist is located around 62 km southwest of Caen . Saint-Lô , in the Manche department , is around 32 km away.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2014 |
| Residents | 163 | 130 | 136 | 104 | 92 | 65 | 46 | 47 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church from the 16th to 18th centuries century
Web links
Commons : Le Mesnil-Benoist - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the municipal merger on calvados.gouv.fr (French)
- ↑ Le Mesnil-Benoist - Cassini