Valence, Charente
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region ![]() ![]() Valence | |
Coordinates: 45°53′26″N 0°18′29″E / 45.8906°N 0.3081°ECoordinates: 45°53′26″N 0°18′29″E / 45.8906°N 0.3081°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Poitou-Charentes |
Department | Charente |
Arrondissement | Confolens |
Canton | Mansle |
Intercommunality | Pays Manslois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Danielle Gibouleau |
Area1 | 10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 233 |
• Density | 21/km2 (56/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 16392 / 16460 |
Elevation |
72–143 m (236–469 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 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. |
Valence is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was not the birthplace of William de Valence, who later became Earl of Pembroke. He was born in the Cistercian abbey of Valence, Couhé-Vérac, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France, near Lusignan.[1]
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 421 | — |
1800 | 433 | +2.9% |
1806 | 389 | −10.2% |
1821 | 450 | +15.7% |
1831 | 456 | +1.3% |
1841 | 502 | +10.1% |
1846 | 507 | +1.0% |
1851 | 507 | +0.0% |
1856 | 527 | +3.9% |
1861 | 487 | −7.6% |
1866 | 497 | +2.1% |
1872 | 473 | −4.8% |
1876 | 484 | +2.3% |
1881 | 476 | −1.7% |
1886 | 457 | −4.0% |
1891 | 437 | −4.4% |
1896 | 416 | −4.8% |
1901 | 411 | −1.2% |
1906 | 411 | +0.0% |
1911 | 408 | −0.7% |
1921 | 366 | −10.3% |
1926 | 373 | +1.9% |
1931 | 331 | −11.3% |
1936 | 325 | −1.8% |
1946 | 338 | +4.0% |
1954 | 316 | −6.5% |
1962 | 302 | −4.4% |
1968 | 242 | −19.9% |
1975 | 256 | +5.8% |
1982 | 265 | +3.5% |
1990 | 212 | −20.0% |
1999 | 241 | +13.7% |
2008 | 233 | −3.3% |
See also
References
- ↑ Complete Peerage, vol. X, p. 377
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