Birac, Charente

Birac

Town hall
Birac

Coordinates: 45°33′40″N 0°03′43″W / 45.5611°N 0.0619°W / 45.5611; -0.0619Coordinates: 45°33′40″N 0°03′43″W / 45.5611°N 0.0619°W / 45.5611; -0.0619
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Cognac
Canton Châteauneuf-sur-Charente
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Marie Parenteau
Area1 11.84 km2 (4.57 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 277
 • Density 23/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 16045 / 16120
Elevation 49–131 m (161–430 ft)
(avg. 76 m or 249 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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793230—    
1800223−3.0%
1806275+23.3%
1821318+15.6%
1831311−2.2%
1841362+16.4%
1846332−8.3%
1851332+0.0%
1856378+13.9%
1861396+4.8%
1866380−4.0%
1872352−7.4%
1876312−11.4%
1881306−1.9%
1886246−19.6%
1891244−0.8%
1896246+0.8%
1901252+2.4%
1906260+3.2%
1911278+6.9%
1921246−11.5%
1926268+8.9%
1931282+5.2%
1936267−5.3%
1946277+3.7%
1954291+5.1%
1962256−12.0%
1968246−3.9%
1975237−3.7%
1982221−6.8%
1990234+5.9%
1999214−8.5%
2008277+29.4%

See also

References

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