Hiersac

Hiersac
Commune
Town hall
Location of Hiersac
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Coordinates: 45°40′10″N 0°00′20″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Val de Nouère
Intercommunality	CA Grand Cognac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Martine Beaumard[1]
Area ^1	7.36 km^2 (2.84 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,160
• Density	160/km^2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16163 /16290
Elevation	43–121 m (141–397 ft) (avg. 63 m or 207 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hiersac (French pronunciation: [jɛʁsak]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	692	—
1975	798	+2.06%
1982	850	+0.91%
1990	966	+1.61%
1999	1,005	+0.44%
2009	1,085	+0.77%
2014	1,036	−0.92%
2020	1,152	+1.78%
Source: INSEE[3]

Personalities

• Jean-André Valletaux, French general in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Peninsular War

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE