Fontclaireau

Fontclaireau (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃klɛʁo]) is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2023, it was merged into the new commune of Mansle-les-Fontaines.

Fontclaireau
Part of Mansle-les-Fontaines
Town hall
Location of Fontclaireau
Fontclaireau Fontclaireau
Coordinates: 45°53′44″N 0°12′12″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Boixe-et-Manslois
Commune	Mansle-les-Fontaines
Area 1	5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population  (2020)	436
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	16230
Elevation	56–124 m (184–407 ft) (avg. 124 m or 407 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 527 —     1800 525 −0.4% 1806 579 +10.3% 1821 590 +1.9% 1831 590 +0.0% 1841 589 −0.2% 1846 606 +2.9% 1851 626 +3.3% 1856 617 −1.4% 1861 560 −9.2% 1866 555 −0.9% 1872 526 −5.2% 1876 552 +4.9% 1881 535 −3.1% 1886 477 −10.8% 1891 411 −13.8% 1896 366 −10.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 360 −1.6% 1906 315 −12.5% 1911 318 +1.0% 1921 312 −1.9% 1926 275 −11.9% 1931 275 +0.0% 1936 285 +3.6% 1946 285 +0.0% 1954 295 +3.5% 1962 333 +12.9% 1968 354 +6.3% 1975 324 −8.5% 1982 292 −9.9% 1990 300 +2.7% 1999 360 +20.0% 2008 368 +2.2%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department