Lessac
| Lessac | |
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  Lessac | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Lessac | |
| Coordinates: 46°04′09″N 0°40′36″E / 46.0692°N 0.6767°ECoordinates: 46°04′09″N 0°40′36″E / 46.0692°N 0.6767°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Confolens-Nord |
| Intercommunality | Confolentais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Éric Pinaud |
| Area1 | 34.14 km2 (13.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 588 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16181 / 16500 |
| Elevation |
122–232 m (400–761 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 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. | |
Lessac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Geography
The Clouère has its source in the commune.
The Vienne forms most of the commune's eastern border.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 976 | — |
| 1800 | 759 | −22.2% |
| 1806 | 773 | +1.8% |
| 1821 | 817 | +5.7% |
| 1831 | 890 | +8.9% |
| 1841 | 888 | −0.2% |
| 1846 | 948 | +6.8% |
| 1851 | 899 | −5.2% |
| 1856 | 932 | +3.7% |
| 1861 | 938 | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 937 | −0.1% |
| 1872 | 985 | +5.1% |
| 1876 | 939 | −4.7% |
| 1881 | 930 | −1.0% |
| 1886 | 957 | +2.9% |
| 1891 | 979 | +2.3% |
| 1896 | 984 | +0.5% |
| 1901 | 1,027 | +4.4% |
| 1906 | 1,012 | −1.5% |
| 1911 | 1,044 | +3.2% |
| 1921 | 988 | −5.4% |
| 1926 | 881 | −10.8% |
| 1931 | 773 | −12.3% |
| 1936 | 753 | −2.6% |
| 1946 | 766 | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 757 | −1.2% |
| 1962 | 657 | −13.2% |
| 1968 | 648 | −1.4% |
| 1975 | 591 | −8.8% |
| 1982 | 587 | −0.7% |
| 1990 | 586 | −0.2% |
| 1999 | 531 | −9.4% |
| 2008 | 588 | +10.7% |
See also
References
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