Gurat

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Gurat
Church and village car-park
Gurat
Coordinates: 45°25′49″N 0°16′13″E / 45.4303°N 0.2703°E / 45.4303; 0.2703Coordinates: 45°25′49″N 0°16′13″E / 45.4303°N 0.2703°E / 45.4303; 0.2703
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente
Arrondissement Angoulême
Canton Villebois-Lavalette
Intercommunality Horte et Lavalette
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Bernard Lagarde
Area
 • Land1 16.03 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 188
 • Population2 Density 12/km2 (30/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 16162 / 16320
Elevation 72–197 m (236–646 ft)
(avg. 87 m or 285 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.

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

Geography

The Lizonne forms the commune's southeastern border.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1793 588—    
1800 603+2.6%
1806 573−5.0%
1821 666+16.2%
1831 705+5.9%
1841 688−2.4%
1846 659−4.2%
1851 660+0.2%
1856 650−1.5%
1861 637−2.0%
1866 602−5.5%
1872 575−4.5%
1876 567−1.4%
1881 553−2.5%
1886 511−7.6%
1891 506−1.0%
1896 514+1.6%
1901 502−2.3%
1906 510+1.6%
1911 505−1.0%
1921 506+0.2%
1926 505−0.2%
1931 504−0.2%
1936 436−13.5%
1946 345−20.9%
1954 322−6.7%
1962 324+0.6%
1968 261−19.4%
1975 216−17.2%
1982 234+8.3%
1990 210−10.3%
1999 184−12.4%
2008 188+2.2%

See also

References

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