Mérignac, Charente-Maritime
For other uses, see Mérignac (disambiguation).
| Mérignac | |
|---|---|
  Mérignac | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Mérignac | |
| Coordinates: 45°19′27″N 0°17′39″W / 45.3242°N 0.2942°WCoordinates: 45°19′27″N 0°17′39″W / 45.3242°N 0.2942°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac |
| Canton | Montlieu-la-Garde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Claude Sallebert |
| Area1 | 4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 199 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17229 / 17220 |
| Elevation |
55–101 m (180–331 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 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. | |
Mérignac is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Geography
The commune is traversed by the Seugne river.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 226 | — |
| 1968 | 240 | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 222 | −7.5% |
| 1982 | 176 | −20.7% |
| 1990 | 179 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 206 | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 199 | −3.4% |
See also
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