La Boixe
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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La Boixe (French pronunciation: [la bwaks]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was formed on 1 January 2025, with the merger of Vars and Montignac-Charente.[3]
La Boixe | |
|---|---|
Town hall in Vars | |
 Location of La Boixe | |
  La Boixe  La Boixe | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′47″N 0°07′29″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Boixe-et-Manslois |
| Intercommunality | CC Cœur de Charente |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–2026) | Jean-Marc de Lustrac[1] |
Area 1 | 36.09 km2 (13.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,841 |
| • Density | 78.72/km2 (203.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16393 /16330 |
| Elevation | 35–153 m (115–502 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,914 | — |
| 1975 | 2,049 | +0.98% |
| 1982 | 2,323 | +1.81% |
| 1990 | 2,220 | −0.57% |
| 1999 | 2,268 | +0.24% |
| 2007 | 2,655 | +1.99% |
| 2012 | 2,686 | +0.23% |
| 2017 | 2,809 | +0.90% |
| 2023 | 2,841 | +0.19% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
