La Péruse

La Péruse

Town hall
La Péruse

Coordinates: 45°52′42″N 0°37′06″E / 45.8783°N 0.6183°ECoordinates: 45°52′42″N 0°37′06″E / 45.8783°N 0.6183°E
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente
Arrondissement Confolens
Canton Chabanais
Intercommunality Haute-Charente
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Christian Faubert
Area1 8.52 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 496
  Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 16259 / 16270
Elevation 158–251 m (518–823 ft)
(avg. 254 m or 833 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.

La Péruse is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793530    
1800501−5.5%
1806488−2.6%
1821554+13.5%
1831540−2.5%
1841601+11.3%
1846645+7.3%
1851673+4.3%
1856660−1.9%
1861611−7.4%
1866578−5.4%
1872557−3.6%
1876591+6.1%
1881624+5.6%
1886618−1.0%
1891605−2.1%
1896553−8.6%
1901548−0.9%
1906604+10.2%
1911643+6.5%
1921461−28.3%
1926466+1.1%
1931435−6.7%
1936436+0.2%
1946441+1.1%
1954427−3.2%
1962515+20.6%
1968465−9.7%
1975462−0.6%
1982562+21.6%
1990501−10.9%
1999514+2.6%
2008496−3.5%

See also

References

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