Bois, Charente-Maritime

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Bois
Bois
Coordinates: 45°29′17″N 0°35′55″W / 45.4881°N 0.5986°W / 45.4881; -0.5986Coordinates: 45°29′17″N 0°35′55″W / 45.4881°N 0.5986°W / 45.4881; -0.5986
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Jonzac
Canton Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Annie Métoyer
Area
 • Land1 21.12 km2 (8.15 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 496
 • Population2 Density 23/km2 (61/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 17050 / 17240
Elevation 29–59 m (95–194 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.

Bois is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1793 902—    
1800 865−4.1%
1806 878+1.5%
1821 845−3.8%
1831 954+12.9%
1836 895−6.2%
1841 890−0.6%
1846 894+0.4%
1851 890−0.4%
1856 906+1.8%
1861 918+1.3%
1866 879−4.2%
1872 825−6.1%
1876 852+3.3%
1881 800−6.1%
1886 764−4.5%
1891 726−5.0%
1896 680−6.3%
1901 645−5.1%
1906 622−3.6%
1911 622+0.0%
1921 579−6.9%
1926 536−7.4%
1931 545+1.7%
1936 590+8.3%
1946 588−0.3%
1954 578−1.7%
1962 472−18.3%
1968 473+0.2%
1975 459−3.0%
1982 456−0.7%
1990 427−6.4%
1999 430+0.7%
2008 496+15.3%

International relations

Bois is twinned with:

See also

References

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