Chalais, Charente

Chalais

Chateau

Coat of arms
Chalais

Coordinates: 45°16′26″N 0°02′24″E / 45.2739°N 0.04°ECoordinates: 45°16′26″N 0°02′24″E / 45.2739°N 0.04°E
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente
Arrondissement Angoulême
Canton Chalais
Intercommunality Pays de Chalais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Claude Maury
Area1 17.58 km2 (6.79 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,910
  Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 16073 / 16210
Elevation 35–130 m (115–427 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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793456    
1800382−16.2%
1806468+22.5%
1821476+1.7%
1831549+15.3%
1841616+12.2%
1846613−0.5%
1851654+6.7%
1856703+7.5%
1861714+1.6%
1866740+3.6%
1872775+4.7%
1876831+7.2%
1881907+9.1%
1886912+0.6%
1891850−6.8%
1896888+4.5%
1901895+0.8%
1906966+7.9%
1911932−3.5%
1921845−9.3%
1926856+1.3%
1931838−2.1%
1936900+7.4%
19461,746+94.0%
19541,643−5.9%
19621,703+3.7%
19681,834+7.7%
19752,538+38.4%
19822,204−13.2%
19902,172−1.5%
19992,032−6.4%
20081,910−6.0%

See also

References

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