Champniers, Charente

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Michaël Laville^[1]Area45.29 km² (17.49 sq mi)Population5,193 • Density110/km² (300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation31–163 m (102–535 ft)
(avg. 112 m or 367 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Champniers (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃pnje] or [ʃɑ̃nje]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,879 —     1800 4,233 +1.26% 1806 4,404 +0.66% 1821 4,132 −0.42% 1831 4,554 +0.98% 1841 4,062 −1.14% 1846 4,128 +0.32% 1851 4,102 −0.13% 1856 3,848 −1.27% 1861 3,648 −1.06% 1866 3,560 −0.49% 1872 3,388 −0.82% 1876 3,362 −0.19% 1881 3,255 −0.64% 1886 2,934 −2.06% 1891 2,846 −0.61% 1896 2,730 −0.83% 1901 2,719 −0.08%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 2,595 −0.93% 1911 2,626 +0.24% 1921 2,337 −1.16% 1926 2,313 −0.21% 1931 2,333 +0.17% 1936 2,431 +0.83% 1946 2,277 −0.65% 1954 2,383 +0.57% 1962 2,613 +1.16% 1968 2,762 +0.93% 1975 3,493 +3.41% 1982 4,094 +2.29% 1990 4,358 +0.78% 1999 4,604 +0.61% 2007 5,001 +1.04% 2012 5,171 +0.67% 2017 5,151 −0.08%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References