Les Essards, Charente
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Les Essards (French pronunciation: [le.z‿ɛsaʁ] ⓘ; Occitan: Los Eissarts) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Les Essards | |
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Town hall | |
 Location of Les Essards | |
  Les Essards  Les Essards | |
| Coordinates: 45°14′27″N 0°07′03″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême |
| Canton | Tude-et-Lavalette |
| Intercommunality | Lavalette Tude Dronne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Adamy[1] |
Area 1 | 8.98 km2 (3.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 175 |
| • Density | 19.5/km2 (50.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16130 /16210 |
| Elevation | 30–145 m (98–476 ft) (avg. 124 m or 407 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 | 241 | — |
| 1975 | 233 | −0.48% |
| 1982 | 203 | −1.95% |
| 1990 | 193 | −0.63% |
| 1999 | 197 | +0.23% |
| 2009 | 207 | +0.50% |
| 2014 | 193 | −1.39% |
| 2020 | 183 | −0.88% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
