Birac, Charente
| Birac | |
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Town hall | |
  Birac | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Birac | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′40″N 0°03′43″W / 45.5611°N 0.0619°WCoordinates: 45°33′40″N 0°03′43″W / 45.5611°N 0.0619°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Cognac |
| Canton | Châteauneuf-sur-Charente |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Parenteau |
| Area1 | 11.84 km2 (4.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 277 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16045 / 16120 |
| Elevation |
49–131 m (161–430 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 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. | |
Birac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 230 | — |
| 1800 | 223 | −3.0% |
| 1806 | 275 | +23.3% |
| 1821 | 318 | +15.6% |
| 1831 | 311 | −2.2% |
| 1841 | 362 | +16.4% |
| 1846 | 332 | −8.3% |
| 1851 | 332 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 378 | +13.9% |
| 1861 | 396 | +4.8% |
| 1866 | 380 | −4.0% |
| 1872 | 352 | −7.4% |
| 1876 | 312 | −11.4% |
| 1881 | 306 | −1.9% |
| 1886 | 246 | −19.6% |
| 1891 | 244 | −0.8% |
| 1896 | 246 | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 252 | +2.4% |
| 1906 | 260 | +3.2% |
| 1911 | 278 | +6.9% |
| 1921 | 246 | −11.5% |
| 1926 | 268 | +8.9% |
| 1931 | 282 | +5.2% |
| 1936 | 267 | −5.3% |
| 1946 | 277 | +3.7% |
| 1954 | 291 | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 256 | −12.0% |
| 1968 | 246 | −3.9% |
| 1975 | 237 | −3.7% |
| 1982 | 221 | −6.8% |
| 1990 | 234 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 214 | −8.5% |
| 2008 | 277 | +29.4% |
See also
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