Merpins

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Merpins
Town hall
Merpins
Coordinates: 45°40′27″N 0°21′55″W / 45.6742°N 0.3653°W / 45.6742; -0.3653Coordinates: 45°40′27″N 0°21′55″W / 45.6742°N 0.3653°W / 45.6742; -0.3653
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente
Arrondissement Cognac
Canton Cognac-Sud
Intercommunality Cognac
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gilles Bonnet
Area
 • Land1 10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 1,028
 • Population2 Density 98/km2 (250/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 16217 / 16100
Elevation 2–33 m (6.6–108.3 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1793 502—    
1800 501−0.2%
1806 511+2.0%
1821 523+2.3%
1831 543+3.8%
1841 634+16.8%
1846 630−0.6%
1851 720+14.3%
1856 729+1.2%
1861 730+0.1%
1866 730+0.0%
1872 711−2.6%
1876 719+1.1%
1881 649−9.7%
1886 652+0.5%
1891 684+4.9%
1896 717+4.8%
1901 738+2.9%
1906 725−1.8%
1911 719−0.8%
1921 578−19.6%
1926 613+6.1%
1931 652+6.4%
1936 594−8.9%
1946 641+7.9%
1954 704+9.8%
1962 681−3.3%
1968 832+22.2%
1975 895+7.6%
1982 953+6.5%
1990 1,025+7.6%
1999 938−8.5%
2008 1,028+9.6%

See also

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