Challignac

Challignac
Commune
The town hall and school in Challignac
Location of Challignac
Challignac Challignac
Coordinates: 45°24′57″N 0°04′51″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Charente-Sud
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Guy Waye
Area 1	13.21 km2 (5.10 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	339
• Density	26/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16074 /16300
Elevation	57–133 m (187–436 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Challignac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 796 —     1800 680 −14.6% 1806 709 +4.3% 1821 760 +7.2% 1831 741 −2.5% 1841 755 +1.9% 1846 754 −0.1% 1851 712 −5.6% 1856 726 +2.0% 1861 713 −1.8% 1866 617 −13.5% 1872 613 −0.6% 1876 584 −4.7% 1881 602 +3.1% 1886 592 −1.7% 1891 519 −12.3% 1896 503 −3.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 482 −4.2% 1906 480 −0.4% 1911 468 −2.5% 1921 441 −5.8% 1926 417 −5.4% 1931 420 +0.7% 1936 390 −7.1% 1946 377 −3.3% 1954 384 +1.9% 1962 367 −4.4% 1968 344 −6.3% 1975 257 −25.3% 1982 288 +12.1% 1990 327 +13.5% 1999 313 −4.3% 2008 299 −4.5%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department