Mérignac, Charente
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Mérignac (French pronunciation: [meʁiɲak]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Mérignac | |
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Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mérignac | |
  Mérignac  Mérignac | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′59″N 0°04′45″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Cognac |
| Canton | Jarnac |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Cognac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Christophe Cor[1] |
Area 1 | 18.51 km2 (7.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 805 |
| • Density | 43.5/km2 (113/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16216 /16200 |
| Elevation | 23–101 m (75–331 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. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 747 | — |
| 1975 | 806 | +1.09% |
| 1982 | 728 | −1.44% |
| 1990 | 751 | +0.39% |
| 1999 | 717 | −0.51% |
| 2009 | 698 | −0.27% |
| 2014 | 757 | +1.64% |
| 2020 | 833 | +1.61% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
