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

Linars
The church in Linars
The church in Linars
Location of Linars
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Linars is located in France
Linars
Linars
Linars is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Linars
Linars
Coordinates: 45°39′30″N 0°05′08″E / 45.6583°N 0.0856°E / 45.6583; 0.0856
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementAngoulême
CantonVal de Nouère
IntercommunalityGrand Angoulême
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Germaneau[1]
Area
1
5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,096
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16187 /16730
Elevation25–82 m (82–269 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 628—    
1800 647+0.43%
1806 630−0.44%
1821 566−0.71%
1831 590+0.42%
1841 473−2.19%
1846 500+1.12%
1851 501+0.04%
1856 477−0.98%
1861 469−0.34%
1866 454−0.65%
1872 465+0.40%
1876 448−0.93%
1881 448+0.00%
1886 471+1.01%
1891 480+0.38%
1896 411−3.06%
1901 464+2.46%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 506+1.75%
1911 506+0.00%
1921 478−0.57%
1926 492+0.58%
1931 506+0.56%
1936 528+0.85%
1946 595+1.20%
1954 582−0.28%
1962 726+2.80%
1968 852+2.70%
1975 1,667+10.06%
1982 2,208+4.10%
1990 2,193−0.09%
1999 2,110−0.43%
2007 2,068−0.25%
2012 2,073+0.05%
2017 2,078+0.05%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Linars, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE