Saint-Séverin

Saint-Séverin is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Saint-Séverin
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Séverin
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Séverin
Saint-Séverin Saint-Séverin
Coordinates: 45°18′50″N 0°15′16″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Angoulême
Canton	Tude-et-Lavalette
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Rivière
Area ^1	14.93 km^2 (5.76 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	774
• Density	52/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16350 /16390
Elevation	45–134 m (148–440 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

For the communities in Quebec with the same name see Saint-Séverin, Quebec

Geography

The Lizonne forms the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Dronne, which forms the commune's southern border.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,144 —     1800 1,256 +9.8% 1806 1,299 +3.4% 1821 1,240 −4.5% 1831 1,293 +4.3% 1841 1,302 +0.7% 1846 1,332 +2.3% 1851 1,379 +3.5% 1856 1,396 +1.2% 1861 1,363 −2.4% 1866 1,496 +9.8% 1872 1,278 −14.6% 1876 1,290 +0.9% 1881 1,405 +8.9% 1886 1,258 −10.5% 1891 1,273 +1.2% 1896 1,182 −7.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,114 −5.8% 1906 1,123 +0.8% 1911 1,147 +2.1% 1921 970 −15.4% 1926 968 −0.2% 1931 907 −6.3% 1936 911 +0.4% 1946 872 −4.3% 1954 861 −1.3% 1962 842 −2.2% 1968 824 −2.1% 1975 721 −12.5% 1982 741 +2.8% 1990 777 +4.9% 1999 728 −6.3% 2008 787 +8.1%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

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