Chalais, Charente
| Chalais | ||
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Chateau | ||
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  Chalais | ||
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  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 (2008–2014) | 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) | |
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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. | ||
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Chalais is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 456 | — |
| 1800 | 382 | −16.2% |
| 1806 | 468 | +22.5% |
| 1821 | 476 | +1.7% |
| 1831 | 549 | +15.3% |
| 1841 | 616 | +12.2% |
| 1846 | 613 | −0.5% |
| 1851 | 654 | +6.7% |
| 1856 | 703 | +7.5% |
| 1861 | 714 | +1.6% |
| 1866 | 740 | +3.6% |
| 1872 | 775 | +4.7% |
| 1876 | 831 | +7.2% |
| 1881 | 907 | +9.1% |
| 1886 | 912 | +0.6% |
| 1891 | 850 | −6.8% |
| 1896 | 888 | +4.5% |
| 1901 | 895 | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 966 | +7.9% |
| 1911 | 932 | −3.5% |
| 1921 | 845 | −9.3% |
| 1926 | 856 | +1.3% |
| 1931 | 838 | −2.1% |
| 1936 | 900 | +7.4% |
| 1946 | 1,746 | +94.0% |
| 1954 | 1,643 | −5.9% |
| 1962 | 1,703 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 1,834 | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 2,538 | +38.4% |
| 1982 | 2,204 | −13.2% |
| 1990 | 2,172 | −1.5% |
| 1999 | 2,032 | −6.4% |
| 2008 | 1,910 | −6.0% |
See also
References
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