Oradour, Charente

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Oradour
Town hall and war memorial
Oradour
Coordinates: 45°54′27″N 0°01′50″W / 45.9075°N 0.0306°W / 45.9075; -0.0306Coordinates: 45°54′27″N 0°01′50″W / 45.9075°N 0.0306°W / 45.9075; -0.0306
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente
Arrondissement Confolens
Canton Aigre
Intercommunality Pays d'Aigre
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Yves Clément
Area
 • Land1 14.40 km2 (5.56 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 204
 • Population2 Density 14/km2 (37/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 16248 / 16140
Elevation 65–120 m (213–394 ft)
(avg. 77 m or 253 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.

Oradour, commonly called Oradour-d'Aigre, is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1793 437—    
1800 675+54.5%
1806 705+4.4%
1821 773+9.6%
1831 803+3.9%
1841 861+7.2%
1846 863+0.2%
1851 853−1.2%
1856 784−8.1%
1861 749−4.5%
1866 780+4.1%
1872 736−5.6%
1876 718−2.4%
1881 722+0.6%
1886 641−11.2%
1891 602−6.1%
1896 624+3.7%
1901 593−5.0%
1906 593+0.0%
1911 557−6.1%
1921 518−7.0%
1926 483−6.8%
1931 462−4.3%
1936 425−8.0%
1946 404−4.9%
1954 392−3.0%
1962 348−11.2%
1968 296−14.9%
1975 259−12.5%
1982 250−3.5%
1990 225−10.0%
1999 201−10.7%
2008 204+1.5%

See also

References

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