Courçon
| Courçon | |
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Town hall | |
  Courçon | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Courçon | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′41″N 0°48′38″W / 46.2447°N 0.8106°WCoordinates: 46°14′41″N 0°48′38″W / 46.2447°N 0.8106°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | Courçon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Drappeau |
| Area1 | 19.11 km2 (7.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,630 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17127 / 17170 |
| Elevation |
1–43 m (3.3–141.1 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 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. | |
Courçon is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 945 | — |
| 1968 | 946 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 956 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 991 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 990 | −0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,097 | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 1,630 | +48.6% |
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