Villejoubert

Villejoubert

Town hall
Villejoubert

Coordinates: 45°48′16″N 0°10′34″E / 45.8044°N 0.1761°ECoordinates: 45°48′16″N 0°10′34″E / 45.8044°N 0.1761°E
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente
Arrondissement Angoulême
Canton Saint-Amant-de-Boixe
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Raymond Sevrit
Area1 7.82 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 331
 • Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 16412 / 16560
Elevation 73–146 m (240–479 ft)
(avg. 125 m or 410 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.

Villejoubert is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

The Romans called it Durotincum. Before Roman occupation it was the capital of the Lemovices.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793322—    
1800329+2.2%
1806351+6.7%
1821366+4.3%
1831363−0.8%
1841373+2.8%
1846360−3.5%
1851349−3.1%
1856353+1.1%
1861342−3.1%
1866313−8.5%
1872282−9.9%
1876279−1.1%
1881275−1.4%
1886258−6.2%
1891226−12.4%
1896187−17.3%
1901185−1.1%
1906182−1.6%
1911189+3.8%
1921162−14.3%
1926167+3.1%
1931164−1.8%
1936148−9.8%
1946164+10.8%
1954130−20.7%
1962139+6.9%
1968127−8.6%
1975165+29.9%
1982256+55.2%
1990279+9.0%
1999294+5.4%
2008331+12.6%

See also

References

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