La Jard
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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La Jard (French pronunciation: [la ʒaʁ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
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 The church in La Jard | |
 Location of La Jard | |
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| Coordinates: 45°39′19″N 0°35′05″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saintes |
| Canton | Thénac |
| Intercommunality | CA Saintes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Gardelle[1] |
Area 1 | 8.48 km2 (3.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 426 |
| • Density | 50.2/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17191 /17460 |
| Elevation | 6–48 m (20–157 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 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. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 223 | — |
| 1968 | 237 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 207 | −12.7% |
| 1982 | 198 | −4.3% |
| 1990 | 259 | +30.8% |
| 1999 | 275 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 310 | +12.7% |
Geography
The river Seugne forms most of the commune's northeastern border.
