Mansle

Mansle (French pronunciation: [mɑ̃l]) is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is about 20 km north of Angoulême on the main N10 road. The commune is listed as a Village étape. On 1 January 2023, it was merged into the new commune of Mansle-les-Fontaines.

Mansle
Part of Mansle-les-Fontaines
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Mansle
Mansle Mansle
Coordinates: 45°52′37″N 0°10′46″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Boixe-et-Manslois
Commune	Mansle-les-Fontaines
Area 1	5.75 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population  (2022)	1,660
• Density	289/km2 (748/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	16230
Elevation	55–115 m (180–377 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,250	—
1800	1,231	−1.5%
1806	1,254	+1.9%
1821	1,626	+29.7%
1831	1,785	+9.8%
1841	1,857	+4.0%
1846	1,968	+6.0%
1851	1,919	−2.5%
1856	1,860	−3.1%
1861	1,899	+2.1%
1866	1,900	+0.1%
1872	1,830	−3.7%
1876	1,823	−0.4%
1881	1,825	+0.1%
1886	1,721	−5.7%
1891	1,611	−6.4%
1896	1,537	−4.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1901	1,585	+3.1%
1906	1,609	+1.5%
1911	1,587	−1.4%
1921	1,463	−7.8%
1926	1,409	−3.7%
1931	1,424	+1.1%
1936	1,327	−6.8%
1946	1,287	−3.0%
1954	1,271	−1.2%
1962	1,324	+4.2%
1968	1,413	+6.7%
1975	1,595	+12.9%
1982	1,486	−6.8%
1990	1,601	+7.7%
1999	1,596	−0.3%
2008	1,520	−4.8%
2022	1,660	+9.2%

Notable people

• Roger Erell

See also

• Communes of the Charente department