Chaniers

Chaniers
Commune
The church in Chaniers
Coat of arms
Location of Chaniers
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Coordinates: 45°43′08″N 0°33′21″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saintes
Canton	Chaniers
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Xavier de Roux (PR)
Area 1	26.53 km2 (10.24 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,597
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17086 /17610
Elevation	2–74 m (6.6–242.8 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chaniers is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,387 —     1800 2,122 −11.1% 1806 1,922 −9.4% 1821 2,532 +31.7% 1831 2,719 +7.4% 1836 2,733 +0.5% 1841 2,530 −7.4% 1846 2,522 −0.3% 1851 2,611 +3.5% 1856 2,556 −2.1% 1861 2,563 +0.3% 1866 2,565 +0.1% 1872 2,309 −10.0% 1876 2,233 −3.3% 1881 2,151 −3.7% 1886 2,260 +5.1% 1891 2,115 −6.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 2,029 −4.1% 1901 2,003 −1.3% 1906 2,004 +0.0% 1911 1,910 −4.7% 1921 1,809 −5.3% 1926 1,732 −4.3% 1931 1,694 −2.2% 1936 1,723 +1.7% 1946 1,934 +12.2% 1954 1,955 +1.1% 1962 2,022 +3.4% 1968 2,255 +11.5% 1975 2,750 +22.0% 1982 2,960 +7.6% 1990 3,086 +4.3% 1999 3,232 +4.7% 2008 3,391 +4.9%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department