Chabanais
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Chabanais | |
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Route nationale 141 | |
Coordinates: 45°52′30″N 0°43′14″E / 45.875°N 0.7206°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente |
Arrondissement | Confolens |
Canton | Charente-Vienne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Boutant[1] |
Area 1 | 15.01 km2 (5.80 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,557 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 16070 /16150 |
Elevation | 148–250 m (486–820 ft) (avg. 156 m or 512 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Chabanais (French pronunciation: [ʃabanɛ]; Occitan: Chabanès) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Geography
The river Vienne passes through Chabanais. The village is located in the Rochechouart impact structure. The ancient asteroid impact crater associated with it has eroded away and is no longer visible. Located in the heart of the Charente, Chabanais is 42 km west of Limoges, 50 km northeast of Angoulême, 77 km north of Périgueux and 84 km southeast of Poitiers.
The town is small enough to be considered a large village and it boasts an open-air market every Thursday, adding to a number of small, privately owned shops. The town has a rail station connecting with Limoges to the east and Angoulême to the west.
History
Chabanais was struck by an F2 tornado on 5 May 1997. In the summer of 2018, the town centre and some surrounding hamlets were struck by a devastating hailstorm which punctured many roofs on buildings and destroyed hundreds of car windscreens and bodywork.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,439 | — |
1975 | 2,434 | −0.03% |
1982 | 2,242 | −1.17% |
1990 | 2,107 | −0.77% |
1999 | 1,944 | −0.89% |
2009 | 1,874 | −0.37% |
2014 | 1,693 | −2.01% |
2020 | 1,561 | −1.34% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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