Marthon

Marthon
Commune
The town hall in Marthon
Location of Marthon
Marthon Marthon
Coordinates: 45°36′46″N 0°26′43″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Angoulême
Canton	Val de Tardoire
Intercommunality	Seuil Charente-Périgord
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Patrick Borie
Area 1	12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	551
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16211 /16380
Elevation	91–195 m (299–640 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.

Marthon is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	506	—
1800	520	+2.8%
1806	547	+5.2%
1821	569	+4.0%
1831	627	+10.2%
1841	624	−0.5%
1846	629	+0.8%
1851	657	+4.5%
1856	654	−0.5%
1861	659	+0.8%
1866	656	−0.5%
1872	606	−7.6%
1876	620	+2.3%
1881	716	+15.5%
1886	672	−6.1%
1891	646	−3.9%
1896	588	−9.0%
1901	597	+1.5%
1906	598	+0.2%
1911	596	−0.3%
1921	563	−5.5%
1926	537	−4.6%
1931	504	−6.1%
1936	508	+0.8%
1946	521	+2.6%
1954	525	+0.8%
1962	537	+2.3%
1968	509	−5.2%
1975	554	+8.8%
1982	509	−8.1%
1990	529	+3.9%
1999	552	+4.3%
2008	601	+8.9%

See also

• Château de Marthon - castle ruins
• Communes of the Charente department

References

• INSEE