Lignières-Sonneville

Lignières-Sonneville (French pronunciation: [liɲjɛʁ sɔnvil]) is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2022, it was merged into the new commune of Lignières-Ambleville.^[2]

Lignières-Sonneville
Part of Lignières-Ambleville
Chateau and town hall
Location of Lignières-Sonneville
Lignières-Sonneville Show map of France Lignières-Sonneville Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°33′35″N 0°10′54″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Charente-Champagne
Commune	Lignières-Ambleville
Area 1	16.36 km2 (6.32 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	545
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Lignerois, Ligneroises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	16130
Elevation	40–143 m (131–469 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 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.	±% p.a.
2006	586	—
2011	627	+1.36%
2015	605	−0.89%
2021	545	−1.73%
Source: INSEE[3][4][1]

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

1. "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
2. Arrêté préfectoral, 23 September 2021 (in French)
3. Populations légales 2011, INSEE
4. Populations légales 2015, INSEE