Floirac, Charente-Maritime
Floirac is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2018, the former commune of Saint-Romain-sur-Gironde was merged into Floirac.[2] Floirac is situated in the Charente-Maritime department and Poitou-Charentes region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the west of France at 82 kilometers from La Rochelle, the department capital. Floirac is 443 kilometers from Paris.[3]
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.JPG.webp) The church in Floirac | |
Location of Floirac 
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| Coordinates: 45°28′38″N 0°44′52″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saintes |
| Canton | Saintonge Estuaire |
| Intercommunality | Royan Atlantique |
| Area 1 | 16.02 km2 (6.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 371 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17160 /17120 |
| Elevation | 1–68 m (3.3–223.1 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 304 | — |
| 1968 | 330 | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 337 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 269 | −20.2% |
| 1990 | 285 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 292 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 330 | +13.0% |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Arrêté préfectoral 8 November 2017. (in French)
- https://www.francethisway.com/places/a/floirac-charente-maritime.php
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