Saint-Brice, Charente
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  Saint-Brice | ||
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Saint-Brice | ||
| Coordinates: 45°41′20″N 0°16′34″W / 45.6889°N 0.2761°WCoordinates: 45°41′20″N 0°16′34″W / 45.6889°N 0.2761°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Cognac | |
| Canton | Cognac-Nord | |
| Intercommunality | Cognac | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | André Pelletant | |
| Area1 | 9.30 km2 (3.59 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,095 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16304 / 16100 | |
| Elevation |
5–55 m (16–180 ft) (avg. 54 m or 177 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. | ||
Saint-Brice is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 591 | — |
| 1800 | 523 | −11.5% |
| 1806 | 540 | +3.3% |
| 1821 | 608 | +12.6% |
| 1831 | 608 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 661 | +8.7% |
| 1846 | 669 | +1.2% |
| 1851 | 670 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 714 | +6.6% |
| 1861 | 687 | −3.8% |
| 1866 | 677 | −1.5% |
| 1872 | 677 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 690 | +1.9% |
| 1881 | 676 | −2.0% |
| 1886 | 627 | −7.2% |
| 1891 | 597 | −4.8% |
| 1896 | 625 | +4.7% |
| 1901 | 582 | −6.9% |
| 1906 | 619 | +6.4% |
| 1911 | 657 | +6.1% |
| 1921 | 553 | −15.8% |
| 1926 | 547 | −1.1% |
| 1931 | 535 | −2.2% |
| 1936 | 531 | −0.7% |
| 1946 | 525 | −1.1% |
| 1954 | 636 | +21.1% |
| 1962 | 775 | +21.9% |
| 1968 | 778 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 950 | +22.1% |
| 1982 | 963 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1,002 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 970 | −3.2% |
| 2008 | 1,095 | +12.9% |
Personalities
- Kilian Hennessy - Patriarch of the Hennessy cognac house[1]
Twin towns
Radda in Chianti, Italy
See also
References
- ↑ "Cognac magnate Kilian Hennessy dies at 103". Agence France Presse. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
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