Salles-Lavalette

Salles-Lavalette is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Salles-Lavalette
Commune
Town hall
Location of Salles-Lavalette
Salles-Lavalette Salles-Lavalette
Coordinates: 45°23′03″N 0°14′07″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Angoulême
Canton	Tude-et-Lavalette
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Éric Gendron
Area ^1	20.15 km^2 (7.78 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	352
• Density	17/km^2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16362 /16190
Elevation	65–191 m (213–627 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The Lizonne forms the commune's eastern border.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,114 —     1800 1,051 −5.7% 1806 1,223 +16.4% 1821 1,155 −5.6% 1831 1,215 +5.2% 1841 1,175 −3.3% 1846 1,164 −0.9% 1851 1,151 −1.1% 1856 1,169 +1.6% 1861 1,126 −3.7% 1866 1,116 −0.9% 1872 1,076 −3.6% 1876 1,048 −2.6% 1881 1,007 −3.9% 1886 973 −3.4% 1891 895 −8.0% 1896 863 −3.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 836 −3.1% 1906 879 +5.1% 1911 900 +2.4% 1921 714 −20.7% 1926 765 +7.1% 1931 780 +2.0% 1936 761 −2.4% 1946 678 −10.9% 1954 591 −12.8% 1962 539 −8.8% 1968 503 −6.7% 1975 385 −23.5% 1982 362 −6.0% 1990 365 +0.8% 1999 360 −1.4% 2008 348 −3.3%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

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