Ligné, Charente
| Ligné | |
|---|---|
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Medieval cemetery | |
  Ligné | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Ligné | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′23″N 0°06′31″E / 45.9231°N 0.1086°ECoordinates: 45°55′23″N 0°06′31″E / 45.9231°N 0.1086°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Aigre |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Aigre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Paul Martin |
| Area1 | 7.97 km2 (3.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 170 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16185 / 16140 |
| Elevation |
52–119 m (171–390 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 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. | |
Ligné is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 693 | — |
| 1800 | 614 | −11.4% |
| 1806 | 627 | +2.1% |
| 1821 | 614 | −2.1% |
| 1831 | 621 | +1.1% |
| 1841 | 597 | −3.9% |
| 1846 | 593 | −0.7% |
| 1851 | 550 | −7.3% |
| 1856 | 544 | −1.1% |
| 1861 | 545 | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 526 | −3.5% |
| 1872 | 518 | −1.5% |
| 1876 | 522 | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 435 | −16.7% |
| 1886 | 449 | +3.2% |
| 1891 | 431 | −4.0% |
| 1896 | 380 | −11.8% |
| 1901 | 343 | −9.7% |
| 1906 | 346 | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 339 | −2.0% |
| 1921 | 284 | −16.2% |
| 1926 | 263 | −7.4% |
| 1931 | 262 | −0.4% |
| 1936 | 265 | +1.1% |
| 1946 | 250 | −5.7% |
| 1954 | 260 | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 250 | −3.8% |
| 1968 | 226 | −9.6% |
| 1975 | 219 | −3.1% |
| 1982 | 216 | −1.4% |
| 1990 | 194 | −10.2% |
| 1999 | 158 | −18.6% |
| 2008 | 170 | +7.6% |
See also
References
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