Saint-Preuil

Saint-Preuil
Town hall
Saint-Preuil
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Saint-Preuil
Coordinates: 45°35′49″N 0°10′15″W / 45.5969°N 0.1708°WCoordinates: 45°35′49″N 0°10′15″W / 45.5969°N 0.1708°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Segonzac
Intercommunality	Grande Champagne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Huguette Desbordes
Area^1	12.39 km^2 (4.78 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	307
• Density	25/km^2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	16343 / 16130
Elevation	40–146 m (131–479 ft) (avg. 96 m or 315 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.

Saint-Preuil is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	673	—
1800	585	−13.1%
1806	611	+4.4%
1821	636	+4.1%
1831	660	+3.8%
1841	642	−2.7%
1846	658	+2.5%
1851	671	+2.0%
1856	670	−0.1%
1861	681	+1.6%
1866	646	−5.1%
1872	611	−5.4%
1876	592	−3.1%
1881	515	−13.0%
1886	468	−9.1%
1891	447	−4.5%
1896	432	−3.4%
1901	467	+8.1%
1906	510	+9.2%
1911	437	−14.3%
1921	482	+10.3%
1926	479	−0.6%
1931	496	+3.5%
1936	452	−8.9%
1946	460	+1.8%
1954	423	−8.0%
1962	410	−3.1%
1968	408	−0.5%
1975	368	−9.8%
1982	317	−13.9%
1990	288	−9.1%
1999	289	+0.3%
2008	307	+6.2%

Tourism

Le Relais de Saint Preuil is a luxury guest house, member of Châteaux & Hôtels Collection.^[1] His owner has created an inbound wine tourism agency : Cognac Tasting Tour.^[2]

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

• INSEE

1. Relais de Saint Preuil
2. Cognac Tasting Tour