Le Chay

Le Chay
Le Chay

Coordinates: 45°38′32″N 0°53′46″W / 45.6422°N 0.8961°W / 45.6422; -0.8961Coordinates: 45°38′32″N 0°53′46″W / 45.6422°N 0.8961°W / 45.6422; -0.8961
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Saintes
Canton Saujon
Intercommunality Royan Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Anne-Marie Masse
Area1 12.01 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 729
 • Density 61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 17097 / 17600
Elevation 2–21 m (6.6–68.9 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Le Chay is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793302—    
1800535+77.2%
1806481−10.1%
1821366−23.9%
1831549+50.0%
1836526−4.2%
1841507−3.6%
1846518+2.2%
1851534+3.1%
1856568+6.4%
1861600+5.6%
1866586−2.3%
1872553−5.6%
1876544−1.6%
1881541−0.6%
1886503−7.0%
1891464−7.8%
1896460−0.9%
1901492+7.0%
1906504+2.4%
1911447−11.3%
1921450+0.7%
1926446−0.9%
1931437−2.0%
1936406−7.1%
1946385−5.2%
1954413+7.3%
1962392−5.1%
1968387−1.3%
1975374−3.4%
1982450+20.3%
1990529+17.6%
1999564+6.6%
2008729+29.3%

See also

References

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