Bourg-Charente
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Bourg-Charente (French pronunciation: [buʁ ʃaʁɑ̃t]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Bourg-Charente | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bourg-Charente | |
  Bourg-Charente  Bourg-Charente | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′25″N 0°13′11″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Cognac |
| Canton | Jarnac |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Cognac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Jérôme Sourisseau[1] |
Area 1 | 12.02 km2 (4.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 887 |
| • Density | 73.8/km2 (191/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16056 /16200 |
| Elevation | 6–55 m (20–180 ft) (avg. 12 m or 39 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 698 | — |
| 1975 | 708 | +0.20% |
| 1982 | 739 | +0.61% |
| 1990 | 722 | −0.29% |
| 1999 | 753 | +0.47% |
| 2009 | 764 | +0.15% |
| 2014 | 851 | +2.18% |
| 2020 | 884 | +0.64% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
