Nancras

Nancras
Nancras

Coordinates: 45°44′46″N 0°52′49″W / 45.7461°N 0.8803°WCoordinates: 45°44′46″N 0°52′49″W / 45.7461°N 0.8803°W
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Saintes
Canton Saujon
Intercommunality Bassins Seudre-et-Arnoult
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Pierre Chotard
Area1 3.06 km2 (1.18 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 639
  Density 210/km2 (540/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 17255 / 17600
Elevation 22–39 m (72–128 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.

Nancras is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793305    
1800268−12.1%
1806241−10.1%
1821308+27.8%
1831380+23.4%
1836375−1.3%
1841431+14.9%
1846456+5.8%
1851429−5.9%
1856420−2.1%
1861458+9.0%
1866477+4.1%
1872541+13.4%
1876521−3.7%
1881458−12.1%
1886439−4.1%
1891439+0.0%
1896461+5.0%
1901482+4.6%
1906492+2.1%
1911484−1.6%
1921363−25.0%
1926376+3.6%
1931354−5.9%
1936330−6.8%
1946360+9.1%
1954293−18.6%
1962261−10.9%
1968303+16.1%
1975302−0.3%
1982325+7.6%
1990353+8.6%
2008639+81.0%

See also

References

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