Bénodet

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Bénodet (Breton: Benoded) is a commune in the Finistère département in Brittany in northwestern France.

The name Benoded means in Breton, "mouth of the Odet". It is about 16 kilometres south of Quimper.

The town is home to a casino, a thalassotherapy, cinema, a marina, hotels and a few beaches. As with many coastal towns in Brittany, there are many second homes in the town, the population increasing sixfold over the summertime. Bénodet is also home to menhirs and a church named after Brigid of Kildare, a 5th-century Irish saint; which was built at the end of the 11th century and classed as a historic monument in 1916. The town is home to the Tri Martolod brewery.

Population

Inhabitants of Bénodet are called Bénodetois.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	429	—
1800	529	+23.3%
1806	565	+6.8%
1821	579	+2.5%
1831	667	+15.2%
1836	710	+6.4%
1841	643	−9.4%
1846	712	+10.7%
1851	680	−4.5%
1856	676	−0.6%
1861	657	−2.8%
1866	705	+7.3%
1872	622	−11.8%
1876	704	+13.2%
1881	741	+5.3%
1886	781	+5.4%
1891	875	+12.0%
1896	1,035	+18.3%
1901	1,094	+5.7%
1906	1,234	+12.8%
1911	1,362	+10.4%
1921	1,312	−3.7%
1926	1,346	+2.6%
1931	1,421	+5.6%
1936	1,549	+9.0%
1946	1,675	+8.1%
1954	1,674	−0.1%
1962	1,882	+12.4%
1968	1,922	+2.1%
1975	2,087	+8.6%
1982	2,285	+9.5%
1990	2,436	+6.6%
1999	2,750	+12.9%
2008	3,208	+16.7%

Events

Most events in the town take place in the summertime, due to the town's bustling summer season. In May, the Odet yacht club runs the Obelix Trophy, a sailing race with about 100 boats taking part over 4 days. Every year the commune runs a series of music concerts every Friday evening, with French pop rock group Superbus playing there in 2005. Every Monday there is a market in the town centre.