Bussac-sur-Charente

Bussac-sur-Charente is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Bussac-sur-Charente
Commune
The town hall in Bussac-sur-Charente
Location of Bussac-sur-Charente
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Coordinates: 45°47′13″N 0°37′59″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saintes
Canton	Chaniers
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christophe Dourthe
Area ^1	9.98 km^2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,266
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17073 /17100
Elevation	2–60 m (6.6–196.9 ft) (avg. 12 m or 39 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

International relations

Bussac-sur-Charente is twinned with Oron-la-Ville, Switzerland.[2]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 573 —     1800 490 −14.5% 1806 440 −10.2% 1821 547 +24.3% 1831 538 −1.6% 1836 665 +23.6% 1841 708 +6.5% 1846 695 −1.8% 1851 642 −7.6% 1856 642 +0.0% 1861 651 +1.4% 1866 615 −5.5% 1872 618 +0.5% 1876 622 +0.6% 1881 596 −4.2% 1886 556 −6.7% 1891 555 −0.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 516 −7.0% 1901 509 −1.4% 1906 610 +19.8% 1911 534 −12.5% 1921 468 −12.4% 1926 464 −0.9% 1931 491 +5.8% 1936 455 −7.3% 1946 516 +13.4% 1954 539 +4.5% 1962 525 −2.6% 1968 602 +14.7% 1975 662 +10.0% 1982 860 +29.9% 1990 989 +15.0% 1999 1,123 +13.5% 2008 1,265 +12.6%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Association Suisse des Communes et Régions d'Europe". L'Association suisse pour le Conseil des Communes et Régions d'Europe (ASCCRE) (in French). Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2013-07-20.