Rancogne

Rancogne is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Moulins-sur-Tardoire.[2]

Rancogne
Part of Moulins-sur-Tardoire
Location of Rancogne
Rancogne Rancogne
Coordinates: 45°41′51″N 0°24′15″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Angoulême
Canton	Val de Tardoire
Commune	Moulins-sur-Tardoire
Area ^1	12.52 km^2 (4.83 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	364
• Density	29/km^2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	16110
Elevation	81–136 m (266–446 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	401	—
1800	355	−11.5%
1806	439	+23.7%
1821	458	+4.3%
1831	468	+2.2%
1841	487	+4.1%
1846	514	+5.5%
1851	482	−6.2%
1856	437	−9.3%
1861	410	−6.2%
1866	415	+1.2%
1872	391	−5.8%
1876	421	+7.7%
1881	449	+6.7%
1886	431	−4.0%
1891	448	+3.9%
1896	412	−8.0%
1901	380	−7.8%
1906	355	−6.6%
1911	367	+3.4%
1921	330	−10.1%
1926	322	−2.4%
1931	293	−9.0%
1936	297	+1.4%
1946	270	−9.1%
1954	280	+3.7%
1962	259	−7.5%
1968	252	−2.7%
1975	239	−5.2%
1982	264	+10.5%
1990	315	+19.3%
1999	330	+4.8%
2008	375	+13.6%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 6 December 2018 (in French)