Dirac, Charente
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Dirac (French pronunciation: [diʁak] ⓘ) is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Dirac | |
|---|---|
 The church in Dirac | |
 Location of Dirac | |
  Dirac  Dirac | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′19″N 0°14′57″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême |
| Canton | Boëme-Échelle |
| Intercommunality | Grand Angoulême |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Bénédicte Montegu[1] |
Area 1 | 29.29 km2 (11.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,516 |
| • Density | 51.76/km2 (134.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16120 /16410 |
| Elevation | 65–183 m (213–600 ft) (avg. 148 m or 486 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 | 579 | — |
| 1975 | 807 | +4.86% |
| 1982 | 1,037 | +3.65% |
| 1990 | 1,260 | +2.46% |
| 1999 | 1,336 | +0.65% |
| 2009 | 1,513 | +1.25% |
| 2014 | 1,511 | −0.03% |
| 2020 | 1,521 | +0.11% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
