Saint-Benoît (Ain)

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Saint-Benoît
Saint-Benoît (France)
Saint-Benoît
local community Groslée-Saint-Benoit
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Belley
Coordinates 45 ° 42 '  N , 5 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 42 '  N , 5 ° 35'  E
Post Code 01300
Former INSEE code 01338
Incorporation 2016

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Saint-Benoît is a village and a former French commune with 819 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2013) in the Arrondissement of Belley and in the Ain department . Today Saint-Benoît is part of the municipality of Groslée-Saint-Benoit . The inhabitants are called Benoitiens .

geography

Saint-Benoît is located about ten kilometers southwest of Saint-Benoît and about 59 kilometers east-southeast of Lyon . Here the river Gland flows into the Rhône .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 530 504 486 548 488 582 723 833
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-François church in Salles
  • Les Marches castle ruins
  • Neyrieu castle ruins
  • Glandieu waterfall

Web links

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