Gurat
| Gurat | |
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Church and village car-park | |
  Gurat | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  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 (2008–2014) | 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) |
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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. | |
Gurat is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Geography
The Lizonne forms the commune's southeastern border.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 588 | — |
| 1800 | 603 | +2.6% |
| 1806 | 573 | −5.0% |
| 1821 | 666 | +16.2% |
| 1831 | 705 | +5.9% |
| 1841 | 688 | −2.4% |
| 1846 | 659 | −4.2% |
| 1851 | 660 | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 650 | −1.5% |
| 1861 | 637 | −2.0% |
| 1866 | 602 | −5.5% |
| 1872 | 575 | −4.5% |
| 1876 | 567 | −1.4% |
| 1881 | 553 | −2.5% |
| 1886 | 511 | −7.6% |
| 1891 | 506 | −1.0% |
| 1896 | 514 | +1.6% |
| 1901 | 502 | −2.3% |
| 1906 | 510 | +1.6% |
| 1911 | 505 | −1.0% |
| 1921 | 506 | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 505 | −0.2% |
| 1931 | 504 | −0.2% |
| 1936 | 436 | −13.5% |
| 1946 | 345 | −20.9% |
| 1954 | 322 | −6.7% |
| 1962 | 324 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 261 | −19.4% |
| 1975 | 216 | −17.2% |
| 1982 | 234 | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 210 | −10.3% |
| 1999 | 184 | −12.4% |
| 2008 | 188 | +2.2% |
See also
References
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