Bignay, Charente-Maritime

Bignay
Bignay

Coordinates: 45°55′01″N 0°36′00″W / 45.9169°N 0.6°W / 45.9169; -0.6Coordinates: 45°55′01″N 0°36′00″W / 45.9169°N 0.6°W / 45.9169; -0.6
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Canton Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Intercommunality Canton de Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Joël Touzet
Area1 8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 405
 • Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 17046 / 17400
Elevation 14–86 m (46–282 ft)
(avg. 37 m or 121 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bignay is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793416—    
1800482+15.9%
1806490+1.7%
1821457−6.7%
1831517+13.1%
1836517+0.0%
1841478−7.5%
1846478+0.0%
1851468−2.1%
1856442−5.6%
1861483+9.3%
1866488+1.0%
1872482−1.2%
1876469−2.7%
1881453−3.4%
1886431−4.9%
1891418−3.0%
1896389−6.9%
1901338−13.1%
1906328−3.0%
1911332+1.2%
1921287−13.6%
1926304+5.9%
1931270−11.2%
1936269−0.4%
1946239−11.2%
1954258+7.9%
1962247−4.3%
1968237−4.0%
1975194−18.1%
1982244+25.8%
1990312+27.9%
1999321+2.9%
2008405+26.2%

See also

References

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