Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente

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Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente
Commune
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente church
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente church
Location of Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente is located in France
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente
Coordinates: 45°50′20″N 0°40′16″E / 45.8389°N 0.6711°E / 45.8389; 0.6711Coordinates: 45°50′20″N 0°40′16″E / 45.8389°N 0.6711°E / 45.8389; 0.6711
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementConfolens
CantonCharente-Vienne
IntercommunalityCharente Limousine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Mickaël Loiseau
Area
1
14.39 km2 (5.56 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
216
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16345 /16150
Elevation169–263 m (554–863 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ kɑ̃tɛ̃ syʁ ʃaʁɑ̃t]; Limousin: Sent Quentin) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Location and access[]

Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente, called Saint-Quentin locally, is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of Chabanais and 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Angouleme in the upper valley of the Charente. It is located in the township of Chabanais , 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of La Peruse , 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of Massignac , 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast of Roumazieres-Loubert, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of Rochechouart 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Confolens and 46 kilometres (29 mi) west of Limoges. It is served by several small county roads. The D161 and the D190 serve the town. The D164 passes just north of the town. The N 141, passes north of the town 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the town. The nearest train station is in Chabanais, served by TER.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 598—    
1800 510−2.25%
1806 568+1.81%
1821 615+0.53%
1831 535−1.38%
1841 643+1.86%
1846 636−0.22%
1851 640+0.13%
1856 601−1.25%
1861 584−0.57%
1866 579−0.17%
1872 559−0.58%
1876 543−0.72%
1881 571+1.01%
1886 534−1.33%
1891 539+0.19%
1896 525−0.52%
1901 497−1.09%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 514+0.67%
1911 516+0.08%
1921 401−2.49%
1926 425+1.17%
1931 382−2.11%
1936 349−1.79%
1946 329−0.59%
1954 337+0.30%
1962 347+0.37%
1968 294−2.72%
1975 250−2.29%
1982 245−0.29%
1990 250+0.25%
1999 232−0.83%
2007 225−0.38%
2012 202−2.13%
2017 215+1.26%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente, EHESS. (in French)
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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