Cherves-Richemont

Cherves-Richemont
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Cherves-Richemont
Cherves-Richemont Cherves-Richemont
Coordinates: 45°44′39″N 0°21′07″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Cognac-1
Intercommunality	Cognac
Government
• Mayor (2006–2008)	Alain Riffaud
Area 1	37.94 km2 (14.65 sq mi)
Population  (2020)	2,293
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16097 /16370
Elevation	5–73 m (16–240 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cherves-Richemont is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Cherves

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1800	985	—
1841	1,523	+54.6%
1866	2,120	+39.2%
1886	1,813	−14.5%
1901	2,355	+29.9%
1921	1,759	−25.3%
1936	1,565	−11.0%
1954	1,854	+18.5%
1962	2,082	+12.3%
1968	2,093	+0.5%

Richemont

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1800	163	—
1841	289	+77.3%
1866	412	+42.6%
1886	382	−7.3%
1901	420	+9.9%
1921	323	−23.1%
1936	355	+9.9%
1954	317	−10.7%
1962	296	−6.6%
1968	272	−8.1%

Cherves-Richemont

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1975	2,602	—
1982	2,665	+2.4%
1990	2,528	−5.1%
1999	2,447	−3.2%
2008	2,420	−1.1%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

• INSEE