Chérac
| Chérac | ||
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Town hall | ||
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  Chérac | ||
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Chérac | ||
| Coordinates: 45°42′15″N 0°26′11″W / 45.7042°N 0.4364°WCoordinates: 45°42′15″N 0°26′11″W / 45.7042°N 0.4364°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Saintes | |
| Canton | Burie | |
| Intercommunality | Vignobles et Vals boisés du Pays Buriaud | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacky Marfille | |
| Area1 | 29.88 km2 (11.54 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,033 | |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17100 / 17610 | |
| Elevation | 2–95 m (6.6–311.7 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. | ||
Chérac is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,715 | — |
| 1800 | 1,802 | +5.1% |
| 1806 | 1,602 | −11.1% |
| 1821 | 1,917 | +19.7% |
| 1831 | 1,822 | −5.0% |
| 1836 | 1,863 | +2.3% |
| 1841 | 1,729 | −7.2% |
| 1846 | 1,715 | −0.8% |
| 1851 | 1,712 | −0.2% |
| 1856 | 1,675 | −2.2% |
| 1861 | 1,672 | −0.2% |
| 1866 | 1,716 | +2.6% |
| 1872 | 1,641 | −4.4% |
| 1876 | 1,515 | −7.7% |
| 1881 | 1,322 | −12.7% |
| 1886 | 1,287 | −2.6% |
| 1891 | 1,278 | −0.7% |
| 1896 | 1,230 | −3.8% |
| 1901 | 1,177 | −4.3% |
| 1906 | 1,176 | −0.1% |
| 1911 | 1,125 | −4.3% |
| 1921 | 1,049 | −6.8% |
| 1926 | 1,001 | −4.6% |
| 1931 | 974 | −2.7% |
| 1936 | 950 | −2.5% |
| 1946 | 923 | −2.8% |
| 1954 | 915 | −0.9% |
| 1962 | 922 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 879 | −4.7% |
| 1975 | 813 | −7.5% |
| 1982 | 946 | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 1,045 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 1,012 | −3.2% |
| 2008 | 1,033 | +2.1% |
See also
References
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