Benassay

Benassay
A panoramic view of the church in Benassay
Location of Benassay
Benassay
Benassay
Coordinates: 46°33′35″N 0°02′51″E / 46.5597°N 0.0475°E / 46.5597; 0.0475
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentVienne
ArrondissementPoitiers
CantonVouneuil-sous-Biard
CommuneBoivre-la-Vallée
Area
1
42.41 km2 (16.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
797
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
86470
Elevation130–187 m (427–614 ft)
(avg. 138 m or 453 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Benassay (French pronunciation: [bənasɛ]) is a former commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Boivre-la-Vallée.

The Boivre river runs through it.