Couture, Charente
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Ruffec |
| Intercommunality | Trois Vallées |
| Mayor | Jacqueline Ducloux-Ruzek (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 79–135 m (259–443 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| Land area1 | 10.61 km2 (4.10 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 162 (2008) |
| - Density | 15 /km2 (39 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16114/ 16460 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 45°55′50″N 0°17′11″E / 45.9306°N 0.2864°E
Couture is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 | 1861 |
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| Population | 553 | 620 | 600 | 645 | 700 | 728 | 750 | 734 | 708 | 643 |
| Year | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 | 1911 |
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| Population | 680 | 557 | 568 | 560 | 544 | 512 | 445 | 441 | 449 | 418 |
| Year | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 |
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| Population | 344 | 365 | 341 | 357 | 326 | 275 | 269 | 252 | 210 | 206 |
| Year | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 177 | 158 | 162 |
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