Benqué
Benqué | |
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Part of Benqué-Molère | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Benqué  | |
  Benqué  Benqué | |
| Coordinates: 43°05′44″N 0°17′01″E / 43.0956°N 0.2836°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
| Canton | La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses |
| Commune | Benqué-Molère |
Area 1 | 2.05 km2 (0.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | 83 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 65130 |
| Elevation | 329–494 m (1,079–1,621 ft) (avg. 488 m or 1,601 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Benqué (French pronunciation: [bɛ̃ke]; Gascon: Benquèr) is a former commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Benqué-Molère.[2]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 66 | — |
| 1968 | 72 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 59 | −18.1% |
| 1982 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 47 | −20.3% |
| 1999 | 49 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 58 | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 72 | +24.1% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Populations légales 2014: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 21 July 2016 (in French)
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