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Matha, Charente-Maritime

Coordinates: 45°52′06″N 0°19′08″W / 45.8683°N 0.3189°W / 45.8683; -0.3189
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Matha
Chateau
Chateau
Coat of arms of Matha
Location of Matha
Map
Matha is located in France
Matha
Matha
Matha is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Matha
Matha
Coordinates: 45°52′06″N 0°19′08″W / 45.8683°N 0.3189°W / 45.8683; -0.3189
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementSaint-Jean-d'Angély
CantonMatha
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Wilfrid Hairie[1]
Area
1
19.08 km2 (7.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,190
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17224 /17160
Elevation23–68 m (75–223 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Matha (French pronunciation: [mata]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population

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In 1818 Matha absorbed the former commune of Saint-Hercé.[3]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 702—    
1821 1,572+2.92%
1841 1,935+1.04%
1861 2,212+0.67%
1881 2,214+0.00%
1901 2,034−0.42%
1921 1,905−0.33%
1936 1,934+0.10%
1946 2,140+1.02%
1954 2,057−0.49%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1962 2,148+0.54%
1968 2,141−0.05%
1975 2,252+0.72%
1982 2,300+0.30%
1990 2,183−0.65%
1999 2,082−0.52%
2007 2,135+0.31%
2012 2,205+0.65%
2017 2,166−0.36%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Matha, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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