Saint-Benoît

former commune in Ain, France
Place commune_of_france Q683710
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Summary

Saint-Benoît is a commune of France[1]. Saint-Benoît ranks in the top 0.98% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #303 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ain[3], arrondissement of Belley[4], Groslée-Saint-Benoît[5]
  • Country: France[6]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Rhône[7]
  • Instance of: delegated commune[8]
  • Shares border with: Brégnier-Cordon[9], Conzieu[10], Groslée[11], Prémeyzel[12], Saint-Bois[13], Les Avenières[14], Le Bouchage[15], Brangues[16]
  • Postal code: 01300[17]
  • Commons category: Saint-Benoît (Ain)[18]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[19], UTC+02:00[20]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: December 31, 2015[21]
  • Population: 819[22], 736[23], 582[24], 488[25], 548[26], 486[27], 504[28], 530[29], 833[30], 1227[31], 840[32], 705[33], 792[34]
  • Replaced by: Groslée-Saint-Benoît[35]
  • Official name: Saint-Benoît[36], Gland[37], Seyssieu[38]
  • Elevation above sea level: 201 m[39], 778 m[40], 326 m[41]
  • Area: 21.65 km²[42]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Saint-Benoît (Ain)[43]
  • Associated electoral district: canton of Belley[44], canton of Lhuis[45]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Saint-Benoît include Groslée-Saint-Benoît[46], a commune of France[47], in France[48], founded in 2016[49].

Why It Matters

Saint-Benoît has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Saint-Benoît is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Entities named for Saint-Benoît include Groslée-Saint-Benoît[46], a commune of France[47], in France[48], founded in 2016[49].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Associated electoral district → canton of Belley, canton of Lhuis
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Saint-Benoît (Ain)
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +2015-12-31T00:00:00Z
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