Cellefrouin

Cellefrouin is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is the site of the remains of the canonry of Cellefrouin, founded in 1025 by Arnald of Vitabre, bishop of Périgueux.

Cellefrouin
Commune
Town hall
Location of Cellefrouin
Cellefrouin Cellefrouin
Coordinates: 45°53′28″N 0°23′29″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Boixe-et-Manslois
Intercommunality	Haute-Charente
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean Damerose
Area ^1	40.09 km^2 (15.48 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2017)[1]	572
• Density	14/km^2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16068 /16260
Elevation	81–189 m (266–620 ft) (avg. 142 m or 466 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	1,628	—
1800	1,819	+11.7%
1806	1,934	+6.3%
1821	2,018	+4.3%
1831	2,043	+1.2%
1841	2,069	+1.3%
1846	2,117	+2.3%
1851	2,091	−1.2%
1856	2,008	−4.0%
1861	2,047	+1.9%
1866	1,821	−11.0%
1872	1,750	−3.9%
1876	1,805	+3.1%
1881	1,777	−1.6%
1886	1,720	−3.2%
1891	1,674	−2.7%
1896	1,616	−3.5%
1901	1,586	−1.9%
1906	1,544	−2.6%
1911	1,559	+1.0%
1921	1,199	−23.1%
1926	1,140	−4.9%
1931	1,125	−1.3%
1936	1,098	−2.4%
1946	958	−12.8%
1954	907	−5.3%
1962	840	−7.4%
1968	730	−13.1%
1975	593	−18.8%
1982	580	−2.2%
1990	563	−2.9%
1999	510	−9.4%
2008	532	+4.3%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

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