Oradour, Charente

Oradour

Town hall and war memorial
Oradour

Coordinates: 45°54′27″N 0°01′50″W / 45.9075°N 0.0306°W / 45.9075; -0.0306Coordinates: 45°54′27″N 0°01′50″W / 45.9075°N 0.0306°W / 45.9075; -0.0306
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Confolens
Canton Aigre
Intercommunality Pays d'Aigre
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Yves Clément
Area1 14.40 km2 (5.56 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 204
 • Density 14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 16248 / 16140
Elevation 65–120 m (213–394 ft)
(avg. 77 m or 253 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Oradour, commonly called Oradour-d'Aigre, is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793437—    
1800675+54.5%
1806705+4.4%
1821773+9.6%
1831803+3.9%
1841861+7.2%
1846863+0.2%
1851853−1.2%
1856784−8.1%
1861749−4.5%
1866780+4.1%
1872736−5.6%
1876718−2.4%
1881722+0.6%
1886641−11.2%
1891602−6.1%
1896624+3.7%
1901593−5.0%
1906593+0.0%
1911557−6.1%
1921518−7.0%
1926483−6.8%
1931462−4.3%
1936425−8.0%
1946404−4.9%
1954392−3.0%
1962348−11.2%
1968296−14.9%
1975259−12.5%
1982250−3.5%
1990225−10.0%
1999201−10.7%
2008204+1.5%

See also

References

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