Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Quinone | |
| Canton | Quinone | |
| Community association | Chinon, Vienne et Loire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 13 ' N , 0 ° 35' E | |
| height | 50-119 m | |
| surface | 35.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 851 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 37500 | |
| INSEE code | 37210 | |
| Website | http://www.saintbenoitlaforet.fr/ | |
Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt is a French municipality with 851 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Chinon and the Canton of Chinon (until 2015: Canton Azay-le-Rideau ). The inhabitants are called Bénédictains .
geography
Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt is located in the Touraine between the Indre and Loire. Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rigny-Ussé in the north, Rivarennes in the east and northeast, Cravant-les-Côteaux in the south, Chinon in the southwest and Huismes in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2012 |
| Residents | 376 | 334 | 1,335 | 1,177 | 946 | 766 | 843 | 888 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Benoît church, rebuilt in 1877
- Turpenay Monastery, founded in 1127
- Remains of the old Pommier-Aigre priory from the 16th century
- Beugny Castle
- Remains of a manor house
- Fort
Trivia
Cardinal Richelieu was prior in the Pommier-Aigre priory.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 138-142.
Web links
Commons : Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt - Collection of images, videos and audio files
