Blanzac-Porcheresse

Blanzac-Porcheresse is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Coteaux du Blanzacais.[2]

Blanzac-Porcheresse
Part of Coteaux du Blanzacais
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Blanzac-Porcheresse
Blanzac-Porcheresse Blanzac-Porcheresse
Coordinates: 45°28′38″N 0°01′57″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Charente-Sud
Commune	Coteaux du Blanzacais
Area ^1	10.84 km^2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	747
• Density	69/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	16250
Elevation	62–160 m (203–525 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	649	—
1800	546	−15.9%
1806	627	+14.8%
1821	607	−3.2%
1831	643	+5.9%
1841	682	+6.1%
1846	719	+5.4%
1851	817	+13.6%
1856	842	+3.1%
1861	893	+6.1%
1866	918	+2.8%
1872	830	−9.6%
1876	893	+7.6%
1881	773	−13.4%
1886	873	+12.9%
1891	871	−0.2%
1896	950	+9.1%
1901	900	−5.3%
1906	976	+8.4%
1911	910	−6.8%
1921	738	−18.9%
1926	752	+1.9%
1931	763	+1.5%
1936	728	−4.6%
1946	751	+3.2%
1954	739	−1.6%
1962	817	+10.6%
1968	852	+4.3%
1975	1,004	+17.8%
1982	874	−12.9%
1990	819	−6.3%
1999	836	+2.1%
2008	833	−0.4%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 3 November 2016 (in French)