Merpins
| Merpins | |
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Town hall | |
  Merpins | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Merpins | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′27″N 0°21′55″W / 45.6742°N 0.3653°WCoordinates: 45°40′27″N 0°21′55″W / 45.6742°N 0.3653°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Cognac |
| Canton | Cognac-Sud |
| Intercommunality | Cognac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gilles Bonnet |
| Area1 | 10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,028 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16217 / 16100 |
| Elevation |
2–33 m (6.6–108.3 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
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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. | |
Merpins is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 502 | — |
| 1800 | 501 | −0.2% |
| 1806 | 511 | +2.0% |
| 1821 | 523 | +2.3% |
| 1831 | 543 | +3.8% |
| 1841 | 634 | +16.8% |
| 1846 | 630 | −0.6% |
| 1851 | 720 | +14.3% |
| 1856 | 729 | +1.2% |
| 1861 | 730 | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 730 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 711 | −2.6% |
| 1876 | 719 | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 649 | −9.7% |
| 1886 | 652 | +0.5% |
| 1891 | 684 | +4.9% |
| 1896 | 717 | +4.8% |
| 1901 | 738 | +2.9% |
| 1906 | 725 | −1.8% |
| 1911 | 719 | −0.8% |
| 1921 | 578 | −19.6% |
| 1926 | 613 | +6.1% |
| 1931 | 652 | +6.4% |
| 1936 | 594 | −8.9% |
| 1946 | 641 | +7.9% |
| 1954 | 704 | +9.8% |
| 1962 | 681 | −3.3% |
| 1968 | 832 | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 895 | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 953 | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 1,025 | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 938 | −8.5% |
| 2008 | 1,028 | +9.6% |
See also
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