Cercoux

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

Cercoux
Commune
The town hall in Cercoux
Location of Cercoux
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Coordinates: 45°07′48″N 0°12′19″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Les Trois Monts
Intercommunality	Haute-Saintonge
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Amarot
Area ^1	41.88 km^2 (16.17 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,171
• Density	28/km^2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17077 /17270
Elevation	18–111 m (59–364 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 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 1,500 —     1800 1,425 −5.0% 1806 1,340 −6.0% 1821 1,634 +21.9% 1831 1,824 +11.6% 1836 1,772 −2.9% 1841 1,701 −4.0% 1846 1,723 +1.3% 1851 1,828 +6.1% 1856 1,808 −1.1% 1861 1,854 +2.5% 1866 1,902 +2.6% 1872 1,852 −2.6% 1876 1,902 +2.7% 1881 1,929 +1.4% 1886 1,931 +0.1% 1891 1,829 −5.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,832 +0.2% 1901 1,883 +2.8% 1906 1,810 −3.9% 1911 1,622 −10.4% 1921 1,610 −0.7% 1926 1,603 −0.4% 1931 1,601 −0.1% 1936 1,522 −4.9% 1946 1,378 −9.5% 1954 1,431 +3.8% 1962 1,363 −4.8% 1968 1,226 −10.1% 1975 1,103 −10.0% 1982 1,204 +9.2% 1990 1,101 −8.6% 1999 1,063 −3.5% 2008 1,129 +6.2%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.