Bussac-sur-Charente

Bussac-sur-Charente
Bussac-sur-Charente
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Bussac-sur-Charente
Coordinates: 45°47′13″N 0°37′59″W / 45.7869°N 0.6331°WCoordinates: 45°47′13″N 0°37′59″W / 45.7869°N 0.6331°W
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saintes
Canton	Saintes-Nord
Intercommunality	Pays Santon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christophe Dourthe
Area^1	9.98 km^2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	1,265
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	17073 / 17100
Elevation	2–60 m (6.6–196.9 ft) (avg. 12 m or 39 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.

Bussac-sur-Charente is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Bussac-sur-Charente is twinned with:

• Oron-la-Ville, Switzerland^[1]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	573	—
1800	490	−14.5%
1806	440	−10.2%
1821	547	+24.3%
1831	538	−1.6%
1836	665	+23.6%
1841	708	+6.5%
1846	695	−1.8%
1851	642	−7.6%
1856	642	+0.0%
1861	651	+1.4%
1866	615	−5.5%
1872	618	+0.5%
1876	622	+0.6%
1881	596	−4.2%
1886	556	−6.7%
1891	555	−0.2%
1896	516	−7.0%
1901	509	−1.4%
1906	610	+19.8%
1911	534	−12.5%
1921	468	−12.4%
1926	464	−0.9%
1931	491	+5.8%
1936	455	−7.3%
1946	516	+13.4%
1954	539	+4.5%
1962	525	−2.6%
1968	602	+14.7%
1975	662	+10.0%
1982	860	+29.9%
1990	989	+15.0%
1999	1,123	+13.5%
2008	1,265	+12.6%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

• INSEE

1. "Association Suisse des Communes et Régions d’Europe". L'Association suisse pour le Conseil des Communes et Régions d'Europe (ASCCRE) (in French). Retrieved 2013-07-20.