Genté

Genté
Town hall
Coat of arms
Genté
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Genté
Coordinates: 45°37′43″N 0°18′45″W / 45.6286°N 0.3125°WCoordinates: 45°37′43″N 0°18′45″W / 45.6286°N 0.3125°W
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Segonzac
Intercommunality	Grande Champagne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christian Valtaud
Area^1	11.59 km^2 (4.47 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	886
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	16151 / 16130
Elevation	18–98 m (59–322 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	592	—
1800	543	−8.3%
1806	567	+4.4%
1821	508	−10.4%
1831	605	+19.1%
1841	717	+18.5%
1846	735	+2.5%
1851	801	+9.0%
1856	788	−1.6%
1861	994	+26.1%
1866	973	−2.1%
1872	930	−4.4%
1876	907	−2.5%
1881	750	−17.3%
1886	682	−9.1%
1891	606	−11.1%
1896	583	−3.8%
1901	596	+2.2%
1906	600	+0.7%
1911	583	−2.8%
1921	564	−3.3%
1926	550	−2.5%
1931	512	−6.9%
1936	470	−8.2%
1946	402	−14.5%
1954	444	+10.4%
1962	519	+16.9%
1968	607	+17.0%
1975	694	+14.3%
1982	755	+8.8%
1990	851	+12.7%
1999	830	−2.5%
2008	886	+6.7%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

• INSEE