Clion, Charente-Maritime

Clion
Clion

Coordinates: 45°28′49″N 0°30′00″W / 45.4803°N 0.5°W / 45.4803; -0.5Coordinates: 45°28′49″N 0°30′00″W / 45.4803°N 0.5°W / 45.4803; -0.5
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Jonzac
Canton Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge
Intercommunality Haute-Saintonge
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Josette Mauroy
Area1 15.84 km2 (6.12 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 771
  Density 49/km2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 17111 / 17240
Elevation 20–43 m (66–141 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.

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

Geography

The village lies on the left bank of the Seugne, which forms most of the commune's northeastern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962701    
1968679−3.1%
1975596−12.2%
1982715+20.0%
1990743+3.9%
1999723−2.7%
2008771+6.6%

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References

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