La Faye

La Faye
Commune
The church in La Faye
Location of La Faye
La Faye La Faye
Coordinates: 46°01′16″N 0°08′51″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Charente-Nord
Intercommunality	Ruffec
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Cornuaud
Area 1	13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	572
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16136 /16700
Elevation	104–149 m (341–489 ft) (avg. 134 m or 440 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Faye is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 824 —     1800 890 +8.0% 1806 770 −13.5% 1821 916 +19.0% 1831 921 +0.5% 1841 993 +7.8% 1846 864 −13.0% 1851 815 −5.7% 1856 797 −2.2% 1861 739 −7.3% 1866 749 +1.4% 1872 736 −1.7% 1876 794 +7.9% 1881 815 +2.6% 1886 771 −5.4% 1891 705 −8.6% 1896 649 −7.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 649 +0.0% 1906 645 −0.6% 1911 662 +2.6% 1921 623 −5.9% 1926 635 +1.9% 1931 616 −3.0% 1936 583 −5.4% 1946 518 −11.1% 1954 581 +12.2% 1962 582 +0.2% 1968 490 −15.8% 1975 547 +11.6% 1982 519 −5.1% 1990 539 +3.9% 1999 572 +6.1% 2008 604 +5.6%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department