Gurat

Gurat

Church and village car-park
Gurat

Coordinates: 45°25′49″N 0°16′13″E / 45.4303°N 0.2703°ECoordinates: 45°25′49″N 0°16′13″E / 45.4303°N 0.2703°E
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente
Arrondissement Angoulême
Canton Villebois-Lavalette
Intercommunality Horte et Lavalette
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Lagarde
Area1 16.03 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 188
  Density 12/km2 (30/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 16162 / 16320
Elevation 72–197 m (236–646 ft)
(avg. 87 m or 285 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.

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

Geography

The Lizonne forms the commune's southeastern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793588    
1800603+2.6%
1806573−5.0%
1821666+16.2%
1831705+5.9%
1841688−2.4%
1846659−4.2%
1851660+0.2%
1856650−1.5%
1861637−2.0%
1866602−5.5%
1872575−4.5%
1876567−1.4%
1881553−2.5%
1886511−7.6%
1891506−1.0%
1896514+1.6%
1901502−2.3%
1906510+1.6%
1911505−1.0%
1921506+0.2%
1926505−0.2%
1931504−0.2%
1936436−13.5%
1946345−20.9%
1954322−6.7%
1962324+0.6%
1968261−19.4%
1975216−17.2%
1982234+8.3%
1990210−10.3%
1999184−12.4%
2008188+2.2%

See also

References

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