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]

Benqué
Coat of arms of Benqué
Location of Benqué
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Benqué is located in France
Benqué
Benqué
Benqué is located in Occitanie
Benqué
Benqué
Coordinates: 43°05′44″N 0°17′01″E / 43.0956°N 0.2836°E / 43.0956; 0.2836
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHautes-Pyrénées
ArrondissementBagnères-de-Bigorre
CantonLa Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses
CommuneBenqué-Molère
Area
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2.05 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
83
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
65130
Elevation329–494 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.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
196266—    
196872+9.1%
197559−18.1%
198259+0.0%
199047−20.3%
199949+4.3%
200758+18.4%
200972+24.1%

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