Saint Benin

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Saint Benin
Saint Benin coat of arms
Saint-Benin (France)
Saint Benin
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Community association Caudrésis et Catésis
Coordinates 50 ° 5 '  N , 3 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 5 '  N , 3 ° 32'  E
height 97-153 m
surface 4.66 km 2
Residents 340 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 73 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59360
INSEE code 59531

Saint Benin

Saint-Benin is a municipality with 340 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the French department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the canton of Le Cateau-Cambrésis in the Arrondissement of Cambrai . It is bordered by Le Cateau-Cambrésis to the north and east , Saint-Souplet to the south and Honnechy to the west . The residents call themselves Saint-Beninois or Saint-Beninoises. The Selle flows through Saint-Benin . Saint-Benin is on the railway line from Busigny to Aulnoye-Aymeries . The nearest train stations, served by the SNCF , are in Honnechy and Le Cateau-Cambrésis.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2013
Residents 470 448 369 374 366 389 356 342

Attractions

  • Saint Benin Church
  • Railway viaduct
  • Mills "Chamberlin" and "Milon-Duval"
Railway viaduct at Saint-Benin

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 536-537.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Benin  - Collection of images, videos and audio files