Bois, Charente-Maritime

Bois
Bois

Coordinates: 45°29′17″N 0°35′55″W / 45.4881°N 0.5986°W / 45.4881; -0.5986Coordinates: 45°29′17″N 0°35′55″W / 45.4881°N 0.5986°W / 45.4881; -0.5986
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Jonzac
Canton Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Annie Métoyer
Area1 21.12 km2 (8.15 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 496
 • Density 23/km2 (61/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 17050 / 17240
Elevation 29–59 m (95–194 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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793902—    
1800865−4.1%
1806878+1.5%
1821845−3.8%
1831954+12.9%
1836895−6.2%
1841890−0.6%
1846894+0.4%
1851890−0.4%
1856906+1.8%
1861918+1.3%
1866879−4.2%
1872825−6.1%
1876852+3.3%
1881800−6.1%
1886764−4.5%
1891726−5.0%
1896680−6.3%
1901645−5.1%
1906622−3.6%
1911622+0.0%
1921579−6.9%
1926536−7.4%
1931545+1.7%
1936590+8.3%
1946588−0.3%
1954578−1.7%
1962472−18.3%
1968473+0.2%
1975459−3.0%
1982456−0.7%
1990427−6.4%
1999430+0.7%
2008496+15.3%

International relations

Bois is twinned with:

See also

References

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