Bane (Arabic: بان, romanized: Bann) is a Maronite Christian village located in the Bsharri District,in the North Governorate of Lebanon.

Below is a complete list of all families from Bane today: Abraham, Antoon, Antoun, Aouchan, Aoutel, Abdo, Abdow, Bainy, Baynie, Beaini, Beshara, Chiha (Sheehi in North America), Daabul, Daboul, Daoud, Elhage, Estephan, Fachkha, Fahim, Gabriel, Habkouk, Hajje, Hassarati, Kaoutal, Khamis, Khedair, Khodeir, Khoudair, Khouri, Khoury, Kuri, Lahoud, Mait, Meait, Moiet, Maait, Miate, Moit, Mahboub, Massoud, Merhi, Mikhael, Moussa, Nadwie, Sakari, Saliba, Semaan, Srour, Sukar, Solomon, Tadros, Zaiter, Zeaiter, Zeidan.

There are approximately 35,000 descendants of Bane villagers living in Australia and many more in America, Mexico, Brazil etc.

There have been many notable clergy from the village over the past six centuries, including; This priest wrote a manuscript in the time of Patriarch Dawud (David) surnamed Yuhanna (John) residing at the Mar Sarkis monastery in the land of Hardin c. 1397 AD.

In the same year the Patriarch sent him to Rome to oversee the printing of the Phenqitho, the Maronite "proper of the Saints" in Syriac.

He remained in Rome was appointed professor of Syriac at the Sapienza, interpreter at Congregation of Propaganda Fide, and pastor of the church of St. Eustache.

The Bishop bequeathed the Monastery of Saint Anthony of Qozhaya to Father Abdallah Qaraaly, Superior General of the Lebanese Maronite Order on 5 July 1708.

At the age of 18 he joined the Lebanese Maronite order on 22 September 1895 at Saint Mousa Monastery and was ordained a priest on 28 July 1904.

At the age of 20 he entered the Lebanese Maronite Order on 15 August 1901 at Kafefine monastery and he was ordained a priest on 10 January 1910.

At the age of 17 he joined the Lebanese Maronite order on 19 March 1922 at Kafefine monastery and was ordained a priest on 1 May 1931.