Meschers-sur-Gironde

Meschers-sur-Gironde is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Meschers-sur-Gironde
Commune
The church and surroundings in Meschers-sur-Gironde
Coat of arms
Location of Meschers-sur-Gironde
Meschers-sur-Gironde Meschers-sur-Gironde
Coordinates: 45°33′27″N 0°57′14″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Saintonge Estuaire
Intercommunality	Royan Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-François Négret
Area ^1	15.98 km^2 (6.17 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	3,110
• Density	190/km^2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17230 /17132
Elevation	0–39 m (0–128 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	1,004	—
1800	962	−4.2%
1806	901	−6.3%
1821	995	+10.4%
1831	1,104	+11.0%
1836	1,117	+1.2%
1841	1,146	+2.6%
1846	1,143	−0.3%
1851	1,092	−4.5%
1856	1,040	−4.8%
1861	1,101	+5.9%
1866	1,106	+0.5%
1872	1,068	−3.4%
1876	1,026	−3.9%
1881	1,039	+1.3%
1886	1,064	+2.4%
1891	1,024	−3.8%
1896	954	−6.8%
1901	900	−5.7%
1906	903	+0.3%
1911	952	+5.4%
1921	861	−9.6%
1926	818	−5.0%
1931	816	−0.2%
1936	890	+9.1%
1946	1,034	+16.2%
1954	1,175	+13.6%
1962	1,339	+14.0%
1968	1,475	+10.2%
1975	1,546	+4.8%
1982	1,649	+6.7%
1990	1,862	+12.9%
1999	2,237	+20.1%
2008	2,727	+21.9%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

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