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Location within Poitou-Charentes region
Bécheresse
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême |
| Canton | Blanzac-Porcheresse |
| Intercommunality | Blanzacais |
| Mayor | Gérard Puaud (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 95–183 m (312–600 ft) (avg. 183 m/600 ft) |
| Land area1 | 8.38 km2 (3.24 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 242 (2008) |
| - Density | 29 /km2 (75 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16036/ 16250 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Bécheresse is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 | 1861 |
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| Population | 700 | 676 | 639 | 693 | 610 | 573 | 536 | 587 | 492 | 504 |
| Year | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 | 1911 |
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| Population | 512 | 453 | 430 | 439 | 411 | 344 | 370 | 420 | 373 | 365 |
| Year | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 |
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| Population | 321 | 311 | 286 | 270 | 255 | 264 | 270 | 259 | 218 | 246 |
| Year | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 217 | 207 | 242 |