Bénodet

Bénodet
Benoded

Bénodet harbour

Coat of arms
Bénodet

Coordinates: 47°52′30″N 4°06′13″W / 47.874907°N 4.103737°W / 47.874907; -4.103737Coordinates: 47°52′30″N 4°06′13″W / 47.874907°N 4.103737°W / 47.874907; -4.103737
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Quimper
Canton Fouesnant
Intercommunality Pays Fouesnantais
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Christian Pennanech
Area1 10.53 km2 (4.07 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 3,442
  Density 330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 29006 / 29950
Elevation 0–59 m (0–194 ft)
Website Official website

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bénodet (Breton: Benoded) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. It lies about 16 kilometres south of Quimper. The Breton name Benoded means "mouth of the Odet".

Bénodet has a casino, a thalassotherapy centre, a cinema, a marina, a number of hotels, and several beaches. As with many coastal towns in Brittany, there are many second homes and the population increases sixfold over the summer period. Bénodet is also the site of menhirs and a church, dedicated to the 5th-century Irish saint Brigid of Kildare, which was built at the end of the 11th century and was classed as a historic monument in 1916. The town is home to the Tri Martolod brewery.

Population

In French the inhabitants of Bénodet are known as Bénodetois.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793429    
1800529+23.3%
1806565+6.8%
1821579+2.5%
1831667+15.2%
1836710+6.4%
1841643−9.4%
1846712+10.7%
1851680−4.5%
1856676−0.6%
1861657−2.8%
1866705+7.3%
1872622−11.8%
1876704+13.2%
1881741+5.3%
1886781+5.4%
1891875+12.0%
18961,035+18.3%
19011,094+5.7%
19061,234+12.8%
19111,362+10.4%
19211,312−3.7%
19261,346+2.6%
19311,421+5.6%
19361,549+9.0%
19461,675+8.1%
19541,674−0.1%
19621,882+12.4%
19681,922+2.1%
19752,087+8.6%
19822,285+9.5%
19902,436+6.6%
19992,750+12.9%
20083,208+16.7%
20133,442+7.3%

Events

Most events in the town take place in the summer months, as part of the town's bustling summer season. In May, the Odet yacht club organizes the Obelix Trophy, a sailing race with about 100 boats taking part over four days. Every year the commune mounts a series of Friday-evening music concerts – French pop rock group Superbus played there in 2005. A market is held in the town centre each Monday.

International relations

Bénodet is twinned with

See also

References

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