Rouillac, Charente

Rouillac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, the former communes Plaizac and Sonneville were merged into Rouillac.[2] On 1 January 2019, the former commune Gourville was merged into Rouillac.[3]

Rouillac
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Rouillac
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Coordinates: 45°46′36″N 0°03′43″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Val de Nouère
Intercommunality	Rouillacais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Mancia
Area ^1	56.61 km^2 (21.86 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,976
• Density	53/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16286 /16170
Elevation	62–186 m (203–610 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 1,146 —     1800 1,168 +1.9% 1806 1,184 +1.4% 1821 1,436 +21.3% 1831 1,470 +2.4% 1841 1,913 +30.1% 1846 1,982 +3.6% 1851 2,088 +5.3% 1856 2,057 −1.5% 1861 2,327 +13.1% 1866 2,438 +4.8% 1872 2,344 −3.9% 1876 2,198 −6.2% 1881 2,117 −3.7% 1886 2,100 −0.8% 1891 2,085 −0.7% 1896 2,073 −0.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,994 −3.8% 1906 1,939 −2.8% 1911 1,858 −4.2% 1921 1,671 −10.1% 1926 1,667 −0.2% 1931 1,594 −4.4% 1936 1,603 +0.6% 1946 1,605 +0.1% 1954 1,540 −4.0% 1962 1,582 +2.7% 1968 1,516 −4.2% 1975 1,704 +12.4% 1982 1,795 +5.3% 1990 1,713 −4.6% 1999 1,761 +2.8% 2008 1,765 +0.2%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Arrêté préfectoral 25 September 2015 (in French)
3. Arrêté préfectoral 29 November 2018 (in French)