Rioux
For other uses, see Rioux (disambiguation).
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Rioux | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′09″N 0°42′37″W / 45.6358°N 0.7103°WCoordinates: 45°38′09″N 0°42′37″W / 45.6358°N 0.7103°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saintes |
| Canton | Gémozac |
| Intercommunality | Canton de Gémozac et Saintonge Viticole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Soulisse |
| Area1 | 18.98 km2 (7.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 906 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17298 / 17460 |
| Elevation | 24–56 m (79–184 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. | |
Rioux is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 623 | — |
| 1968 | 615 | −1.3% |
| 1975 | 685 | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 645 | −5.8% |
| 1990 | 715 | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 771 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 906 | +17.5% |
See also
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