Massignac

Massignac
Commune
Tourist office
Location of Massignac
Massignac Massignac
Coordinates: 45°46′51″N 0°39′18″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Charente-Bonnieure
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Compain
Area 1	23.93 km2 (9.24 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	378
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16212 /16310
Elevation	214–290 m (702–951 ft) (avg. 269 m or 883 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Massignac (French pronunciation: [masiɲak]; Occitan: Massinhac) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,090 —     1800 1,142 +4.8% 1806 1,062 −7.0% 1821 1,220 +14.9% 1831 1,110 −9.0% 1841 1,165 +5.0% 1846 1,266 +8.7% 1851 1,279 +1.0% 1856 1,286 +0.5% 1861 1,236 −3.9% 1866 1,266 +2.4% 1872 1,202 −5.1% 1876 1,224 +1.8% 1881 1,278 +4.4% 1886 1,371 +7.3% 1891 1,300 −5.2% 1896 1,359 +4.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,306 −3.9% 1906 1,379 +5.6% 1911 1,287 −6.7% 1921 1,115 −13.4% 1926 1,030 −7.6% 1931 993 −3.6% 1936 987 −0.6% 1946 928 −6.0% 1954 751 −19.1% 1962 780 +3.9% 1968 745 −4.5% 1975 620 −16.8% 1982 515 −16.9% 1990 451 −12.4% 1999 401 −11.1% 2008 407 +1.5%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department