Benet, Vendée

Benet (French pronunciation: [bənɛ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Benet
The Church of Sainte-Eulalie, in Benet
Location of Benet
Benet
Benet
Coordinates: 46°22′06″N 0°35′46″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementFontenay-le-Comte
CantonFontenay-le-Comte
Government
  Mayor (20232026) Camille Fontaine
Area
1
50.01 km2 (19.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
4,059
  Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85020 /85490
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The former communes of Lesson, Sainte-Christine and Aziré were joined to the commune of Benet in 1973.

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