Mérignac, Charente
| Mérignac | |
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Town hall | |
  Mérignac | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Mérignac | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′59″N 0°04′45″W / 45.6997°N 0.0792°WCoordinates: 45°41′59″N 0°04′45″W / 45.6997°N 0.0792°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Cognac |
| Canton | Jarnac |
| Intercommunality | Jarnac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Rougier |
| Area1 | 18.51 km2 (7.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 700 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16216 / 16200 |
| Elevation |
23–101 m (75–331 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 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. | |
Mérignac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,111 | — |
| 1800 | 1,290 | +16.1% |
| 1806 | 1,297 | +0.5% |
| 1821 | 1,385 | +6.8% |
| 1831 | 1,302 | −6.0% |
| 1841 | 1,221 | −6.2% |
| 1846 | 1,290 | +5.7% |
| 1851 | 1,249 | −3.2% |
| 1856 | 1,309 | +4.8% |
| 1861 | 1,332 | +1.8% |
| 1866 | 1,314 | −1.4% |
| 1872 | 1,212 | −7.8% |
| 1876 | 1,133 | −6.5% |
| 1881 | 1,088 | −4.0% |
| 1886 | 1,008 | −7.4% |
| 1891 | 938 | −6.9% |
| 1896 | 860 | −8.3% |
| 1901 | 859 | −0.1% |
| 1906 | 843 | −1.9% |
| 1911 | 847 | +0.5% |
| 1921 | 832 | −1.8% |
| 1926 | 828 | −0.5% |
| 1931 | 830 | +0.2% |
| 1936 | 844 | +1.7% |
| 1946 | 735 | −12.9% |
| 1954 | 783 | +6.5% |
| 1962 | 763 | −2.6% |
| 1968 | 747 | −2.1% |
| 1975 | 806 | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 728 | −9.7% |
| 1990 | 751 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 716 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | 700 | −2.2% |
See also
References
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