Mansle

Mansle (French pronunciation: [mɑ̃l]) is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is about 20 km north of Angoulême on the main N10 road. On 1 January 2023, it was merged into the new commune of Mansle-les-Fontaines.

Mansle
Part of Mansle-les-Fontaines
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Mansle
Mansle Mansle
Coordinates: 45°52′37″N 0°10′46″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Boixe-et-Manslois
Commune	Mansle-les-Fontaines
Area 1	5.75 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population  (2020)	1,681
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	16230
Elevation	55–115 m (180–377 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,250 —     1800 1,231 −1.5% 1806 1,254 +1.9% 1821 1,626 +29.7% 1831 1,785 +9.8% 1841 1,857 +4.0% 1846 1,968 +6.0% 1851 1,919 −2.5% 1856 1,860 −3.1% 1861 1,899 +2.1% 1866 1,900 +0.1% 1872 1,830 −3.7% 1876 1,823 −0.4% 1881 1,825 +0.1% 1886 1,721 −5.7% 1891 1,611 −6.4% 1896 1,537 −4.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,585 +3.1% 1906 1,609 +1.5% 1911 1,587 −1.4% 1921 1,463 −7.8% 1926 1,409 −3.7% 1931 1,424 +1.1% 1936 1,327 −6.8% 1946 1,287 −3.0% 1954 1,271 −1.2% 1962 1,324 +4.2% 1968 1,413 +6.7% 1975 1,595 +12.9% 1982 1,486 −6.8% 1990 1,601 +7.7% 1999 1,596 −0.3% 2008 1,520 −4.8%

Notable people

• Roger Erell

See also

• Communes of the Charente department