Pérignac, Charente

Pérignac
Commune
The church in Pérignac
Location of Pérignac
Pérignac Pérignac
Coordinates: 45°27′55″N 0°04′42″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Charente-Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Montenon
Area 1	25.52 km2 (9.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	495
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16258 /16250
Elevation	77–189 m (253–620 ft) (avg. 182 m or 597 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,100 —     1800 889 −19.2% 1806 1,833 +106.2% 1821 1,011 −44.8% 1831 1,013 +0.2% 1841 1,044 +3.1% 1846 1,005 −3.7% 1851 1,002 −0.3% 1856 961 −4.1% 1861 1,004 +4.5% 1866 949 −5.5% 1872 874 −7.9% 1876 887 +1.5% 1881 845 −4.7% 1886 812 −3.9% 1891 715 −11.9% 1896 782 +9.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 718 −8.2% 1906 700 −2.5% 1911 800 +14.3% 1921 640 −20.0% 1926 647 +1.1% 1931 638 −1.4% 1936 628 −1.6% 1946 582 −7.3% 1954 545 −6.4% 1962 528 −3.1% 1968 501 −5.1% 1975 467 −6.8% 1982 430 −7.9% 1990 475 +10.5% 1999 485 +2.1% 2008 530 +9.3%

The residents are called Pérignacais.

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

External links

• Aerial view of Pérignac