Brettes
| Brettes | |
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Town hall | |
  Brettes | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  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 (2008–2014) | 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) |
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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. | |
Brettes is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 425 | — |
| 1800 | 477 | +12.2% |
| 1806 | 468 | −1.9% |
| 1821 | 475 | +1.5% |
| 1831 | 563 | +18.5% |
| 1841 | 619 | +9.9% |
| 1846 | 590 | −4.7% |
| 1851 | 563 | −4.6% |
| 1856 | 600 | +6.6% |
| 1861 | 585 | −2.5% |
| 1866 | 542 | −7.4% |
| 1872 | 495 | −8.7% |
| 1876 | 465 | −6.1% |
| 1881 | 470 | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 429 | −8.7% |
| 1891 | 433 | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 402 | −7.2% |
| 1901 | 358 | −10.9% |
| 1906 | 369 | +3.1% |
| 1911 | 380 | +3.0% |
| 1921 | 341 | −10.3% |
| 1926 | 285 | −16.4% |
| 1931 | 303 | +6.3% |
| 1936 | 294 | −3.0% |
| 1946 | 272 | −7.5% |
| 1954 | 278 | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 261 | −6.1% |
| 1968 | 232 | −11.1% |
| 1975 | 208 | −10.3% |
| 1982 | 197 | −5.3% |
| 1990 | 197 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 187 | −5.1% |
| 2008 | 189 | +1.1% |
See also
References
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