Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac

Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac
Town hall
Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac
Coordinates: 45°45′03″N 0°01′46″E / 45.7508°N 0.0294°ECoordinates: 45°45′03″N 0°01′46″E / 45.7508°N 0.0294°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Angoulême
Canton	Hiersac
Intercommunality	Rouillacais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michèle Gaillard
Area^1	19.08 km^2 (7.37 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	862
• Density	45/km^2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	16320 / 16570
Elevation	41–147 m (135–482 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 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.

Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,318	—
1800	1,316	−0.2%
1806	1,300	−1.2%
1821	1,291	−0.7%
1831	1,410	+9.2%
1841	1,331	−5.6%
1846	1,442	+8.3%
1851	1,444	+0.1%
1856	1,350	−6.5%
1861	1,410	+4.4%
1866	1,465	+3.9%
1872	1,366	−6.8%
1876	1,344	−1.6%
1881	1,208	−10.1%
1886	1,098	−9.1%
1891	1,012	−7.8%
1896	931	−8.0%
1901	938	+0.8%
1906	922	−1.7%
1911	880	−4.6%
1921	767	−12.8%
1926	746	−2.7%
1931	759	+1.7%
1936	743	−2.1%
1946	722	−2.8%
1954	725	+0.4%
1962	727	+0.3%
1968	706	−2.9%
1975	694	−1.7%
1982	724	+4.3%
1990	836	+15.5%
1999	806	−3.6%
2008	862	+6.9%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

• INSEE