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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Périgny (French pronunciation: [peʁiɲi] ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France. Its inhabitants are named the Pérignaciens and Pérignaciennes. Perigny is fully part of the unité urbaine of La Rochelle extending its eastern urban toward Dompierre-sur-Mer. Following the quick urban growth, it has become the 3rd town of the La Rochelle area and the 8th town of the Charente-Maritime department.
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Périgny | |
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The town hall in Périgny | |
Coordinates: 46°09′12″N 1°05′43″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
Canton | Aytré |
Intercommunality | CA La Rochelle |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie Ligonniere[1] |
Area 1 | 10.78 km2 (4.16 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 8,741 |
• Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 17274 /17180 |
Elevation | 2–36 m (6.6–118.1 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,674 | — |
1975 | 2,445 | +5.56% |
1982 | 3,455 | +5.06% |
1990 | 4,129 | +2.25% |
1999 | 6,003 | +4.25% |
2007 | 6,709 | +1.40% |
2012 | 7,633 | +2.61% |
2017 | 8,428 | +2.00% |
Source: INSEE[3] |