Le Chay

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Le Chay
Le Chay
Coordinates: 45°38′32″N 0°53′46″W / 45.6422°N 0.8961°W / 45.6422; -0.8961Coordinates: 45°38′32″N 0°53′46″W / 45.6422°N 0.8961°W / 45.6422; -0.8961
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Saintes
Canton Saujon
Intercommunality Royan Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Anne-Marie Masse
Area
 • Land1 12.01 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 729
 • Population2 Density 61/km2 (160/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 17097 / 17600
Elevation 2–21 m (6.6–68.9 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1793 302—    
1800 535+77.2%
1806 481−10.1%
1821 366−23.9%
1831 549+50.0%
1836 526−4.2%
1841 507−3.6%
1846 518+2.2%
1851 534+3.1%
1856 568+6.4%
1861 600+5.6%
1866 586−2.3%
1872 553−5.6%
1876 544−1.6%
1881 541−0.6%
1886 503−7.0%
1891 464−7.8%
1896 460−0.9%
1901 492+7.0%
1906 504+2.4%
1911 447−11.3%
1921 450+0.7%
1926 446−0.9%
1931 437−2.0%
1936 406−7.1%
1946 385−5.2%
1954 413+7.3%
1962 392−5.1%
1968 387−1.3%
1975 374−3.4%
1982 450+20.3%
1990 529+17.6%
1999 564+6.6%
2008 729+29.3%

See also

References

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