Genté

Not to be confused with Gente.

Genté
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Genté
Genté Genté
Coordinates: 45°37′43″N 0°18′45″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Charente-Champagne
Intercommunality	CA Grand Cognac
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Carmen Bernard
Area 1	11.59 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	895
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16151 /16130
Elevation	18–98 m (59–322 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.

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

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 592 —     1800 543 −8.3% 1806 567 +4.4% 1821 508 −10.4% 1831 605 +19.1% 1841 717 +18.5% 1846 735 +2.5% 1851 801 +9.0% 1856 788 −1.6% 1861 994 +26.1% 1866 973 −2.1% 1872 930 −4.4% 1876 907 −2.5% 1881 750 −17.3% 1886 682 −9.1% 1891 606 −11.1% 1896 583 −3.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 596 +2.2% 1906 600 +0.7% 1911 583 −2.8% 1921 564 −3.3% 1926 550 −2.5% 1931 512 −6.9% 1936 470 −8.2% 1946 402 −14.5% 1954 444 +10.4% 1962 519 +16.9% 1968 607 +17.0% 1975 694 +14.3% 1982 755 +8.8% 1990 851 +12.7% 1999 830 −2.5% 2008 886 +6.7%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department