Birac, Charente

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Birac
Town hall
Birac
Coordinates: 45°33′40″N 0°03′43″W / 45.5611°N 0.0619°W / 45.5611; -0.0619Coordinates: 45°33′40″N 0°03′43″W / 45.5611°N 0.0619°W / 45.5611; -0.0619
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente
Arrondissement Cognac
Canton Châteauneuf-sur-Charente
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Marie Parenteau
Area
 • Land1 11.84 km2 (4.57 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 277
 • Population2 Density 23/km2 (61/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 16045 / 16120
Elevation 49–131 m (161–430 ft)
(avg. 76 m or 249 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1793 230—    
1800 223−3.0%
1806 275+23.3%
1821 318+15.6%
1831 311−2.2%
1841 362+16.4%
1846 332−8.3%
1851 332+0.0%
1856 378+13.9%
1861 396+4.8%
1866 380−4.0%
1872 352−7.4%
1876 312−11.4%
1881 306−1.9%
1886 246−19.6%
1891 244−0.8%
1896 246+0.8%
1901 252+2.4%
1906 260+3.2%
1911 278+6.9%
1921 246−11.5%
1926 268+8.9%
1931 282+5.2%
1936 267−5.3%
1946 277+3.7%
1954 291+5.1%
1962 256−12.0%
1968 246−3.9%
1975 237−3.7%
1982 221−6.8%
1990 234+5.9%
1999 214−8.5%
2008 277+29.4%

See also

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