Saint-Séverin

For other uses, see Saint-Séverin (disambiguation).

Saint-Séverin
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Séverin
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Séverin
Saint-Séverin Saint-Séverin
Coordinates: 45°18′50″N 0°15′16″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Angoulême
Canton	Tude-et-Lavalette
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Gallès
Area 1	14.93 km2 (5.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	803
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16350 /16390
Elevation	45–134 m (148–440 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Séverin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sevʁɛ̃]; Template:Lang-oc) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Geography

The Lizonne forms the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Dronne, which forms the commune's southern border.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,144 —     1800 1,256 +9.8% 1806 1,299 +3.4% 1821 1,240 −4.5% 1831 1,293 +4.3% 1841 1,302 +0.7% 1846 1,332 +2.3% 1851 1,379 +3.5% 1856 1,396 +1.2% 1861 1,363 −2.4% 1866 1,496 +9.8% 1872 1,278 −14.6% 1876 1,290 +0.9% 1881 1,405 +8.9% 1886 1,258 −10.5% 1891 1,273 +1.2% 1896 1,182 −7.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,114 −5.8% 1906 1,123 +0.8% 1911 1,147 +2.1% 1921 970 −15.4% 1926 968 −0.2% 1931 907 −6.3% 1936 911 +0.4% 1946 872 −4.3% 1954 861 −1.3% 1962 842 −2.2% 1968 824 −2.1% 1975 721 −12.5% 1982 741 +2.8% 1990 777 +4.9% 1999 728 −6.3% 2008 787 +8.1%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department