Messac, Charente-Maritime

Messac
Messac

Coordinates: 45°20′50″N 0°18′45″W / 45.3472°N 0.3125°W / 45.3472; -0.3125Coordinates: 45°20′50″N 0°18′45″W / 45.3472°N 0.3125°W / 45.3472; -0.3125
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Jonzac
Canton Montendre
Intercommunality Haute-Saintonge
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Joseph Fradon
Area1 7.24 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 109
  Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 17231 / 17130
Elevation 45–106 m (148–348 ft)
(avg. 65 m or 213 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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962156    
1968157+0.6%
1975143−8.9%
1982135−5.6%
1990127−5.9%
1999107−15.7%
2008109+1.9%

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