Bois, Charente-Maritime
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Bois | |
|---|---|
 The church in Bois | |
Location of Bois  | |
  Bois  Bois | |
| Coordinates: 45°29′17″N 0°35′55″W / 45.4881°N 0.5986°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac |
| Canton | Pons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Annereau[1] |
Area 1 | 21.12 km2 (8.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 519 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17050 /17240 |
| Elevation | 29–59 m (95–194 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bois (French pronunciation: [bwa] ⓘ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 473 | — |
| 1975 | 459 | −0.43% |
| 1982 | 456 | −0.09% |
| 1990 | 427 | −0.82% |
| 1999 | 428 | +0.03% |
| 2009 | 521 | +1.99% |
| 2014 | 543 | +0.83% |
| 2020 | 519 | −0.75% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
International relations
Bois is twinned with:
Treat, Algeria
Tát, Hungary
