Chirac, Charente
| Chirac | |
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  Chirac | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Chirac | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′53″N 0°39′21″E / 45.9147°N 0.6558°ECoordinates: 45°54′53″N 0°39′21″E / 45.9147°N 0.6558°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Chabanais |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Charente |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean Saint-Clair |
| Area1 | 34.33 km2 (13.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 706 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16100 / 16150 |
| Elevation |
133–263 m (436–863 ft) (avg. 336 m or 1,102 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. | |
Chirac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 965 | — |
| 1800 | 1,209 | +25.3% |
| 1806 | 1,061 | −12.2% |
| 1821 | 1,154 | +8.8% |
| 1831 | 1,042 | −9.7% |
| 1841 | 1,220 | +17.1% |
| 1846 | 1,327 | +8.8% |
| 1851 | 1,433 | +8.0% |
| 1856 | 1,394 | −2.7% |
| 1861 | 1,205 | −13.6% |
| 1866 | 1,262 | +4.7% |
| 1872 | 1,157 | −8.3% |
| 1876 | 1,179 | +1.9% |
| 1881 | 1,211 | +2.7% |
| 1886 | 1,238 | +2.2% |
| 1891 | 1,250 | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 1,181 | −5.5% |
| 1901 | 1,141 | −3.4% |
| 1906 | 1,133 | −0.7% |
| 1911 | 1,023 | −9.7% |
| 1921 | 943 | −7.8% |
| 1926 | 899 | −4.7% |
| 1931 | 841 | −6.5% |
| 1936 | 803 | −4.5% |
| 1946 | 708 | −11.8% |
| 1954 | 706 | −0.3% |
| 1962 | 691 | −2.1% |
| 1968 | 697 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 692 | −0.7% |
| 1982 | 730 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 767 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 733 | −4.4% |
| 2008 | 706 | −3.7% |
See also
References
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