Brettes

Brettes

Town hall
Brettes

Coordinates: 46°00′21″N 0°02′31″E / 46.0058°N 0.0419°ECoordinates: 46°00′21″N 0°02′31″E / 46.0058°N 0.0419°E
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente
Arrondissement Confolens
Canton Villefagnan
Intercommunality Pays de Villefagnan
Government
  Mayor (20082014) René Gallais
Area1 12.21 km2 (4.71 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 189
  Density 15/km2 (40/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 16059 / 16240
Elevation 75–126 m (246–413 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793425    
1800477+12.2%
1806468−1.9%
1821475+1.5%
1831563+18.5%
1841619+9.9%
1846590−4.7%
1851563−4.6%
1856600+6.6%
1861585−2.5%
1866542−7.4%
1872495−8.7%
1876465−6.1%
1881470+1.1%
1886429−8.7%
1891433+0.9%
1896402−7.2%
1901358−10.9%
1906369+3.1%
1911380+3.0%
1921341−10.3%
1926285−16.4%
1931303+6.3%
1936294−3.0%
1946272−7.5%
1954278+2.2%
1962261−6.1%
1968232−11.1%
1975208−10.3%
1982197−5.3%
1990197+0.0%
1999187−5.1%
2008189+1.1%

See also

References

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