Balanzac

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

Balanzac
Commune
The church and surroundings in Balanzac
Location of Balanzac
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Coordinates: 45°44′33″N 0°50′04″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saintes
Canton	Saint-Porchaire
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Dominique Bernard
Area ^1	12.75 km^2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	549
• Density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17030 /17600
Elevation	17–39 m (56–128 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 501 —     1800 423 −15.6% 1806 380 −10.2% 1821 548 +44.2% 1831 634 +15.7% 1836 678 +6.9% 1841 634 −6.5% 1846 723 +14.0% 1851 651 −10.0% 1856 640 −1.7% 1861 646 +0.9% 1866 637 −1.4% 1872 624 −2.0% 1876 642 +2.9% 1881 616 −4.0% 1886 576 −6.5% 1891 533 −7.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 535 +0.4% 1901 516 −3.6% 1906 536 +3.9% 1911 508 −5.2% 1921 436 −14.2% 1926 440 +0.9% 1931 456 +3.6% 1936 441 −3.3% 1946 428 −2.9% 1954 403 −5.8% 1962 367 −8.9% 1968 360 −1.9% 1975 331 −8.1% 1982 348 +5.1% 1990 355 +2.0% 1999 344 −3.1% 2008 484 +40.7%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

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