Saint-Benin

Saint-Benin
Saint-Benin

Coordinates: 50°04′39″N 3°31′45″E / 50.0775°N 3.5292°E / 50.0775; 3.5292Coordinates: 50°04′39″N 3°31′45″E / 50.0775°N 3.5292°E / 50.0775; 3.5292
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality CaudrésisCatésis
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Véronique Nicaise
Area1 4.66 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 357
  Density 77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59531 / 59360
Elevation 97–153 m (318–502 ft)

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.

Saint-Benin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Saint-Benin are blazoned :

Gules, a rose slipped and leaved argent. (Bazuel, Maretz and Saint-Benin use the same arms.)

See also

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