Le Bény-Bocage (French pronunciation: [lə beni bɔkaʒ] ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Souleuvre-en-Bocage.[2]

Le Bény-Bocage
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Le Bény-Bocage
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Le Bény-Bocage is located in France
Le Bény-Bocage
Le Bény-Bocage
Le Bény-Bocage is located in Normandy
Le Bény-Bocage
Le Bény-Bocage
Coordinates: 48°56′16″N 0°50′17″W / 48.9378°N 0.8381°W / 48.9378; -0.8381
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementVire
CantonCondé-en-Normandie
CommuneSouleuvre-en-Bocage
Area
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8.91 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,069
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14350
Elevation84–262 m (276–860 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962668—    
1968640−4.2%
1975635−0.8%
1982774+21.9%
1990846+9.3%
1999938+10.9%
2008981+4.6%

Personalities

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