Saint-Coutant, Charente

Saint-Coutant is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Saint-Coutant
Commune
The church in Saint-Coutant
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Coutant
Saint-Coutant Saint-Coutant
Coordinates: 45°59′46″N 0°27′36″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Charente-Bonnieure
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Marie Godineau
Area ^1	19.40 km^2 (7.49 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	220
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16310 /16350
Elevation	133–197 m (436–646 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 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 540 —     1800 530 −1.9% 1806 538 +1.5% 1821 577 +7.2% 1831 622 +7.8% 1841 640 +2.9% 1846 666 +4.1% 1851 675 +1.4% 1856 648 −4.0% 1861 636 −1.9% 1866 586 −7.9% 1872 537 −8.4% 1876 572 +6.5% 1881 582 +1.7% 1886 645 +10.8% 1891 625 −3.1% 1896 623 −0.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 569 −8.7% 1906 564 −0.9% 1911 544 −3.5% 1921 505 −7.2% 1926 514 +1.8% 1931 444 −13.6% 1936 414 −6.8% 1946 382 −7.7% 1954 381 −0.3% 1962 425 +11.5% 1968 391 −8.0% 1975 332 −15.1% 1982 284 −14.5% 1990 259 −8.8% 1999 223 −13.9% 2008 215 −3.6%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

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