Hiersac
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Hiersac (French pronunciation: [jɛʁsak]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Hiersac | |
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Town hall | |
 Location of Hiersac | |
  Hiersac  Hiersac | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′10″N 0°00′20″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Cognac |
| Canton | Val de Nouère |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Cognac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Martine Beaumard[1] |
Area 1 | 7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,142 |
| • Density | 155/km2 (402/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16163 /16290 |
| Elevation | 43–121 m (141–397 ft) (avg. 63 m or 207 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 | 692 | — |
| 1975 | 798 | +2.06% |
| 1982 | 850 | +0.91% |
| 1990 | 966 | +1.61% |
| 1999 | 1,005 | +0.44% |
| 2009 | 1,085 | +0.77% |
| 2014 | 1,036 | −0.92% |
| 2020 | 1,152 | +1.78% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
- Jean-André Valletaux, French general in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Peninsular War
