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Location within Poitou-Charentes region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Cognac |
| Canton | Jarnac |
| Intercommunality | Jarnac |
| Mayor | Guy Rougier (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 23–101 m (75–331 ft) (avg. 40 m/130 ft) |
| Land area1 | 18.51 km2 (7.15 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 700 (2008) |
| - Density | 38 /km2 (98 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16216/ 16200 |
| 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. | |
Mérignac 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 | 1111 | 1290 | 1297 | 1385 | 1302 | 1221 | 1290 | 1249 | 1309 | 1332 |
| Year | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 | 1911 |
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| Population | 1314 | 1212 | 1133 | 1088 | 1008 | 938 | 860 | 859 | 843 | 847 |
| Year | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 |
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| Population | 832 | 828 | 830 | 844 | 735 | 783 | 763 | 747 | 806 | 728 |
| Year | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 751 | 716 | 700 |