Benqué-Molère (French pronunciation: [bɛ̃ke mɔlɛʁ]; Occitan: Benquèr e Molèra) is a commune in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, southwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Benqué (the seat) and Molère.[3]
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_1.jpg) The church of Saint-Etienne in Benqué | |
Location of Benqué-Molère  | |
  Benqué-Molère  Benqué-Molère | |
| Coordinates: 43°05′46″N 0°17′02″E / 43.096°N 0.284°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
| Canton | La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses |
| Intercommunality | Plateau de Lannemezan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Muse[1] |
Area 1 | 3.79 km2 (1.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 136 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65081 /65130 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 21 July 2016 (in French)
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