Claix, Charente

Claix
Town hall
Claix
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Claix
Coordinates: 45°33′22″N 0°02′37″E / 45.5561°N 0.0436°ECoordinates: 45°33′22″N 0°02′37″E / 45.5561°N 0.0436°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Angoulême
Canton	Blanzac-Porcheresse
Intercommunality	Blanzacais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Dominique Pérez
Area^1	14.87 km^2 (5.74 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	898
• Density	60/km^2 (160/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	16101 / 16440
Elevation	50–148 m (164–486 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 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.

Claix is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	543	—
1800	543	+0.0%
1806	484	−10.9%
1821	464	−4.1%
1831	565	+21.8%
1841	601	+6.4%
1846	548	−8.8%
1851	536	−2.2%
1856	509	−5.0%
1861	534	+4.9%
1866	549	+2.8%
1872	508	−7.5%
1876	485	−4.5%
1881	427	−12.0%
1886	384	−10.1%
1891	437	+13.8%
1896	403	−7.8%
1901	427	+6.0%
1906	425	−0.5%
1911	444	+4.5%
1921	422	−5.0%
1926	382	−9.5%
1931	410	+7.3%
1936	379	−7.6%
1946	402	+6.1%
1954	447	+11.2%
1962	516	+15.4%
1968	512	−0.8%
1975	542	+5.9%
1982	672	+24.0%
1990	816	+21.4%
1999	746	−8.6%
2008	898	+20.4%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

• INSEE