Saint-Gourson

Saint-Gourson
Saint-Gourson
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Saint-Gourson
Coordinates: 45°57′07″N 0°19′25″E / 45.9519°N 0.3236°ECoordinates: 45°57′07″N 0°19′25″E / 45.9519°N 0.3236°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Ruffec
Intercommunality	Trois Vallées
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Guy Rivalland
Area^1	10.09 km^2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	133
• Density	13/km^2 (34/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	16325 / 16700
Elevation	89–161 m (292–528 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 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-Gourson is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	539	—
1800	423	−21.5%
1806	502	+18.7%
1821	486	−3.2%
1831	562	+15.6%
1841	630	+12.1%
1846	649	+3.0%
1851	603	−7.1%
1856	536	−11.1%
1861	545	+1.7%
1866	525	−3.7%
1872	522	−0.6%
1876	529	+1.3%
1881	542	+2.5%
1886	521	−3.9%
1891	481	−7.7%
1896	462	−4.0%
1901	449	−2.8%
1906	443	−1.3%
1911	430	−2.9%
1921	406	−5.6%
1926	391	−3.7%
1931	366	−6.4%
1936	352	−3.8%
1946	321	−8.8%
1954	325	+1.2%
1962	262	−19.4%
1968	232	−11.5%
1975	170	−26.7%
1982	179	+5.3%
1990	147	−17.9%
1999	137	−6.8%
2008	133	−2.9%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

• INSEE