Bény

Bény
Commune
Bény
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Bény
Coordinates: 46°19′10″N 5°17′00″E / 46.3194°N 5.2833°E / 46.3194; 5.2833Coordinates: 46°19′10″N 5°17′00″E / 46.3194°N 5.2833°E / 46.3194; 5.2833
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Saint-Étienne-du-Bois
Intercommunality	Coligny
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Georges Rodet
Area1	18.25 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	742
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	01038 /01370
Elevation	200–244 m (656–801 ft) (avg. 228 m or 748 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bény is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

The bief du Lignon forms the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Solnan, which forms most of its northeastern border.

The Sevron flows northwest through the middle of the commune.