Benon

Benon
Clock tower
Location of Benon
Benon
Benon
Coordinates: 46°12′20″N 0°48′51″W / 46.2056°N 0.8142°W / 46.2056; -0.8142
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementLa Rochelle
CantonMarans
Government
  Mayor (20222026) Christophe Vinatier
Area
1
46.62 km2 (18.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,811
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17041 /17170
Elevation7–56 m (23–184 ft)
(avg. 22 m or 72 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Benon (French pronunciation: [bənɔ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.