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Le Bény-Bocage
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Part of Souleuvre-en-Bocage
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Town hall
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 Le Bény-Bocage
Location in France
Le Bény-Bocage
Location in Normandy
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| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Condé-en-Normandie |
| Commune | Souleuvre-en-Bocage |
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8.91 km2 (3.44 sq mi) |
| Population
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1,069 |
| • Density | 119.98/km2 (310.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code |
14350
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| Elevation | 84–262 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. | |
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.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 668 | — |
| 1968 | 640 | −4.2% |
| 1975 | 635 | −0.8% |
| 1982 | 774 | +21.9% |
| 1990 | 846 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 938 | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 981 | +4.6% |
Personalities
- Baron Gaston Jean Baptiste de Renty, French mystic.
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