Blanzac-Porcheresse

Blanzac-Porcheresse (French pronunciation: [blɑ̃zak pɔʁʃəʁɛs]) is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Coteaux du Blanzacais.

Blanzac-Porcheresse
Part of Coteaux du Blanzacais
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Blanzac-Porcheresse
Blanzac-Porcheresse Blanzac-Porcheresse
Coordinates: 45°28′38″N 0°01′57″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Charente-Sud
Commune	Coteaux du Blanzacais
Area 1	10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population  (2018)	733
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	16250
Elevation	62–160 m (203–525 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 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 649 —     1800 546 −15.9% 1806 627 +14.8% 1821 607 −3.2% 1831 643 +5.9% 1841 682 +6.1% 1846 719 +5.4% 1851 817 +13.6% 1856 842 +3.1% 1861 893 +6.1% 1866 918 +2.8% 1872 830 −9.6% 1876 893 +7.6% 1881 773 −13.4% 1886 873 +12.9% 1891 871 −0.2% 1896 950 +9.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 900 −5.3% 1906 976 +8.4% 1911 910 −6.8% 1921 738 −18.9% 1926 752 +1.9% 1931 763 +1.5% 1936 728 −4.6% 1946 751 +3.2% 1954 739 −1.6% 1962 817 +10.6% 1968 852 +4.3% 1975 1,004 +17.8% 1982 874 −12.9% 1990 819 −6.3% 1999 836 +2.1% 2008 833 −0.4%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department