Hiersac (French pronunciation: [jɛʁsak]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Hiersac | |
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Town hall | |
![]() Location of Hiersac | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′10″N 0°00′20″E / 45.6694°N 0.0056°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Cognac |
| Canton | Val de Nouère |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Cognac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Martine Beaumard[1] |
Area 1 | 7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,142 |
| • Density | 155/km2 (402/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16163 /16290 |
| Elevation | 43–121 m (141–397 ft) (avg. 63 m or 207 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 692 | — |
| 1975 | 798 | +2.06% |
| 1982 | 850 | +0.91% |
| 1990 | 966 | +1.61% |
| 1999 | 1,005 | +0.44% |
| 2007 | 1,074 | +0.83% |
| 2012 | 1,050 | −0.45% |
| 2017 | 1,101 | +0.95% |
| 2023 | 1,142 | +0.61% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
edit- Jean-André Valletaux, French general in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Peninsular War
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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