Dirac, Charente
For other uses, see Dirac (disambiguation).
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  Dirac | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Dirac | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′19″N 0°14′57″E / 45.6053°N 0.2492°ECoordinates: 45°36′19″N 0°14′57″E / 45.6053°N 0.2492°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême |
| Canton | Soyaux |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de l'Échelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Thomas |
| Area1 | 29.29 km2 (11.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,473 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16120 / 16410 |
| Elevation |
65–183 m (213–600 ft) (avg. 148 m or 486 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. | |
Dirac is a commune in the Charente department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 538 | — |
| 1968 | 579 | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 807 | +39.4% |
| 1982 | 1,037 | +28.5% |
| 1990 | 1,260 | +21.5% |
| 1999 | 1,328 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1,473 | +10.9% |
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