Bignac

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Bignac
Town hall
Bignac
Coordinates: 45°47′07″N 0°03′34″E / 45.7853°N 0.0594°E / 45.7853; 0.0594Coordinates: 45°47′07″N 0°03′34″E / 45.7853°N 0.0594°E / 45.7853; 0.0594
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente
Arrondissement Cognac
Canton Rouillac
Intercommunality Rouillacais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Fouchier
Area
 • Land1 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 225
 • Population2 Density 29/km2 (75/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 16043 / 16170
Elevation 42–143 m (138–469 ft)
(avg. 78 m or 256 ft)

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.

Bignac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1793 422—    
1800 444+5.2%
1806 454+2.3%
1821 467+2.9%
1831 503+7.7%
1841 507+0.8%
1846 540+6.5%
1851 507−6.1%
1856 510+0.6%
1861 520+2.0%
1866 498−4.2%
1872 442−11.2%
1876 429−2.9%
1881 408−4.9%
1886 401−1.7%
1891 343−14.5%
1896 336−2.0%
1901 315−6.2%
1906 312−1.0%
1911 325+4.2%
1921 265−18.5%
1926 252−4.9%
1931 240−4.8%
1936 219−8.8%
1946 180−17.8%
1954 175−2.8%
1962 153−12.6%
1968 155+1.3%
1975 160+3.2%
1982 178+11.3%
1990 168−5.6%
1999 198+17.9%
2008 225+13.6%

See also

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