Virson

Virson

Chateau des Granges
Virson

Coordinates: 46°08′33″N 0°54′20″W / 46.1425°N 0.9055°W / 46.1425; -0.9055Coordinates: 46°08′33″N 0°54′20″W / 46.1425°N 0.9055°W / 46.1425; -0.9055
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Rochefort
Canton Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Georges Delbecque
Area1 9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 676
  Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 17480 / 17290
Elevation 6–36 m (20–118 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 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.

Virson is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The Atlantic Ocean is situated to the west.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962274    
1968292+6.6%
1975285−2.4%
1982363+27.4%
1990387+6.6%
1999435+12.4%
2008676+55.4%

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References

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