Luxé

Luxé
Town hall
Luxé
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Luxé
Coordinates: 45°53′37″N 0°07′01″E / 45.8936°N 0.1169°ECoordinates: 45°53′37″N 0°07′01″E / 45.8936°N 0.1169°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Mansle
Intercommunality	Pays Manslois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Mamy
Area^1	12.17 km^2 (4.70 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	790
• Density	65/km^2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	16196 / 16230
Elevation	52–98 m (171–322 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	983	—
1800	586	−40.4%
1806	694	+18.4%
1821	957	+37.9%
1831	913	−4.6%
1841	893	−2.2%
1846	909	+1.8%
1851	852	−6.3%
1856	824	−3.3%
1861	884	+7.3%
1866	898	+1.6%
1872	924	+2.9%
1876	972	+5.2%
1881	981	+0.9%
1886	907	−7.5%
1891	867	−4.4%
1896	749	−13.6%
1901	759	+1.3%
1906	705	−7.1%
1911	844	+19.7%
1921	775	−8.2%
1926	811	+4.6%
1931	753	−7.2%
1936	746	−0.9%
1946	752	+0.8%
1954	806	+7.2%
1962	795	−1.4%
1968	777	−2.3%
1975	710	−8.6%
1982	751	+5.8%
1990	733	−2.4%
1999	755	+3.0%
2008	790	+4.6%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

• INSEE