Mérignac, Charente

Mérignac
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Mérignac
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Coordinates: 45°41′59″N 0°04′45″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Jarnac
Intercommunality	CA Grand Cognac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Christophe Cor[1]
Area ^1	18.51 km^2 (7.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	822
• Density	44/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16216 /16200
Elevation	23–101 m (75–331 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	747	—
1975	806	+1.09%
1982	728	−1.44%
1990	751	+0.39%
1999	717	−0.51%
2009	698	−0.27%
2014	757	+1.64%
2020	833	+1.61%
Source: INSEE[3]

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