Pessines

Pessines

Town hall
Pessines

Coordinates: 45°43′47″N 0°43′01″W / 45.7297°N 0.7169°W / 45.7297; -0.7169Coordinates: 45°43′47″N 0°43′01″W / 45.7297°N 0.7169°W / 45.7297; -0.7169
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Saintes
Canton Saintes-Ouest
Intercommunality Pays Santon
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Paul Boucard
Area1 9.05 km2 (3.49 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 767
  Density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 17275 / 17810
Elevation 24–71 m (79–233 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.

Pessines is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1946206    
1954198−3.9%
1962186−6.1%
1968218+17.2%
1975274+25.7%
1982406+48.2%
1990566+39.4%
1999648+14.5%
2008767+18.4%

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References

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