Chérac

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

Chérac
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Chérac
Chérac Chérac
Coordinates: 45°42′15″N 0°26′11″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saintes
Canton	Chaniers
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jacky Marfille
Area ^1	29.88 km^2 (11.54 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,104
• Density	37/km^2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17100 /17610
Elevation	2–95 m (6.6–311.7 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 1,715 —     1800 1,802 +5.1% 1806 1,602 −11.1% 1821 1,917 +19.7% 1831 1,822 −5.0% 1836 1,863 +2.3% 1841 1,729 −7.2% 1846 1,715 −0.8% 1851 1,712 −0.2% 1856 1,675 −2.2% 1861 1,672 −0.2% 1866 1,716 +2.6% 1872 1,641 −4.4% 1876 1,515 −7.7% 1881 1,322 −12.7% 1886 1,287 −2.6% 1891 1,278 −0.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,230 −3.8% 1901 1,177 −4.3% 1906 1,176 −0.1% 1911 1,125 −4.3% 1921 1,049 −6.8% 1926 1,001 −4.6% 1931 974 −2.7% 1936 950 −2.5% 1946 923 −2.8% 1954 915 −0.9% 1962 922 +0.8% 1968 879 −4.7% 1975 813 −7.5% 1982 946 +16.4% 1990 1,045 +10.5% 1999 1,012 −3.2% 2008 1,033 +2.1%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

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