Country France Department Finistère Intercommunality Pays Fouesnantais Area 10.53 km² Arrondissement Quimper | Region Brittany Canton Fouesnant Population (2013) 3,442 Local time Thursday 6:11 PM | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind SE at 21 km/h, 75% Humidity Points of interest Casino Barrière, Bénodet Beach, Le Letty, Chapelle de Perguet | ||
Bénodet (Breton: Benoded) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. It lies about 16 kilometres south of Quimper. The Breton name Benoded means "mouth of the Odet".
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Bénodet has a casino, a thalassotherapy centre, a cinema, a marina, a number of hotels, and several beaches. As with many coastal towns in Brittany, there are many second homes and the population increases sixfold over the summer period. Bénodet is also the site of menhirs and a church, dedicated to the 5th-century Irish saint Brigid of Kildare, which was built at the end of the 11th century and was classed as a historic monument in 1916. The town is home to the Tri Martolod brewery.
Population
In French the inhabitants of Bénodet are known as Bénodetois.
Events
Most events in the town take place in the summer months, as part of the town's bustling summer season. In May, the Odet yacht club organizes the Obelix Trophy, a sailing race with about 100 boats taking part over four days. Every year the commune mounts a series of Friday-evening music concerts – French pop rock group Superbus played there in 2005. A market is held in the town centre each Monday.
International relations
Bénodet is twinned with