Bignac

Bignac (French pronunciation: [biɲak]) is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Genac-Bignac.^[2]

Bignac
Part of Genac-Bignac
Town hall
Location of Bignac
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Coordinates: 45°47′07″N 0°03′34″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Val de Nouère
Commune	Genac-Bignac
Area 1	7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	238
• Density	31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	16170
Elevation	42–143 m (138–469 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 422 —     1800 444 +5.2% 1806 454 +2.3% 1821 467 +2.9% 1831 503 +7.7% 1841 507 +0.8% 1846 540 +6.5% 1851 507 −6.1% 1856 510 +0.6% 1861 520 +2.0% 1866 498 −4.2% 1872 442 −11.2% 1876 429 −2.9% 1881 408 −4.9% 1886 401 −1.7% 1891 343 −14.5% 1896 336 −2.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 315 −6.2% 1906 312 −1.0% 1911 325 +4.2% 1921 265 −18.5% 1926 252 −4.9% 1931 240 −4.8% 1936 219 −8.8% 1946 180 −17.8% 1954 175 −2.8% 1962 153 −12.6% 1968 155 +1.3% 1975 160 +3.2% 1982 178 +11.3% 1990 168 −5.6% 1999 198 +17.9% 2008 225 +13.6%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 22 December 2015 (in French)