Varaize
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Varaize (French pronunciation: [vaʁɛz]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Varaize | |
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Town hall | |
 Location of Varaize | |
  Varaize  Varaize | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′25″N 0°25′16″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Canton | Matha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Bertin[1] |
Area 1 | 20.48 km2 (7.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 533 |
| • Density | 26.0/km2 (67.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17459 /17400 |
| Elevation | 18–83 m (59–272 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 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 | 733 | — |
| 1968 | 770 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 646 | −16.1% |
| 1982 | 644 | −0.3% |
| 1990 | 594 | −7.8% |
| 1999 | 563 | −5.2% |
| 2008 | 582 | +3.4% |
