Balzac, Charente
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| Balzac | ||
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  Balzac | ||
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Balzac | ||
| Coordinates: 45°42′38″N 0°08′14″E / 45.7106°N 0.1372°ECoordinates: 45°42′38″N 0°08′14″E / 45.7106°N 0.1372°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême | |
| Canton | Gond-Pontouvre | |
| Intercommunality | Braconne et Charente | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Claude Courari | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Population2 | 1,265 | |
| • Population2 Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16026 / 16430 | |
| Elevation |
30–102 m (98–335 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Balzac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 957 | — |
| 1800 | 1,016 | +6.2% |
| 1806 | 905 | −10.9% |
| 1821 | 961 | +6.2% |
| 1831 | 1,000 | +4.1% |
| 1841 | 968 | −3.2% |
| 1846 | 942 | −2.7% |
| 1851 | 928 | −1.5% |
| 1856 | 918 | −1.1% |
| 1861 | 838 | −8.7% |
| 1866 | 815 | −2.7% |
| 1872 | 785 | −3.7% |
| 1876 | 780 | −0.6% |
| 1881 | 768 | −1.5% |
| 1886 | 798 | +3.9% |
| 1891 | 727 | −8.9% |
| 1896 | 705 | −3.0% |
| 1901 | 688 | −2.4% |
| 1906 | 708 | +2.9% |
| 1911 | 644 | −9.0% |
| 1921 | 612 | −5.0% |
| 1926 | 605 | −1.1% |
| 1931 | 623 | +3.0% |
| 1936 | 613 | −1.6% |
| 1946 | 621 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 644 | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 606 | −5.9% |
| 1968 | 687 | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 809 | +17.8% |
| 1982 | 934 | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 1,185 | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 1,237 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1,265 | +2.3% |
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