Bignac
| Bignac | |
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Town hall | |
  Bignac | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Bignac | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′07″N 0°03′34″E / 45.7853°N 0.0594°ECoordinates: 45°47′07″N 0°03′34″E / 45.7853°N 0.0594°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Cognac |
| Canton | Rouillac |
| Intercommunality | Rouillacais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Fouchier |
| Area1 | 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 225 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16043 / 16170 |
| Elevation |
42–143 m (138–469 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 ft) |
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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. | |
Bignac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 422 | — |
| 1800 | 444 | +5.2% |
| 1806 | 454 | +2.3% |
| 1821 | 467 | +2.9% |
| 1831 | 503 | +7.7% |
| 1841 | 507 | +0.8% |
| 1846 | 540 | +6.5% |
| 1851 | 507 | −6.1% |
| 1856 | 510 | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 520 | +2.0% |
| 1866 | 498 | −4.2% |
| 1872 | 442 | −11.2% |
| 1876 | 429 | −2.9% |
| 1881 | 408 | −4.9% |
| 1886 | 401 | −1.7% |
| 1891 | 343 | −14.5% |
| 1896 | 336 | −2.0% |
| 1901 | 315 | −6.2% |
| 1906 | 312 | −1.0% |
| 1911 | 325 | +4.2% |
| 1921 | 265 | −18.5% |
| 1926 | 252 | −4.9% |
| 1931 | 240 | −4.8% |
| 1936 | 219 | −8.8% |
| 1946 | 180 | −17.8% |
| 1954 | 175 | −2.8% |
| 1962 | 153 | −12.6% |
| 1968 | 155 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 160 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 178 | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 168 | −5.6% |
| 1999 | 198 | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 225 | +13.6% |
See also
References
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