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Bois (French pronunciation: [bwa] ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Bois | |
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![]() The church in Bois | |
Coordinates: 45°29′17″N 0°35′55″W / 45.4881°N 0.5986°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Jonzac |
Canton | Pons |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Annereau[1] |
Area 1 | 21.12 km2 (8.15 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 518 |
• Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 17050 /17240 |
Elevation | 29–59 m (95–194 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Population
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 473 | — |
1975 | 459 | −0.43% |
1982 | 456 | −0.09% |
1990 | 427 | −0.82% |
1999 | 428 | +0.03% |
2009 | 521 | +1.99% |
2014 | 543 | +0.83% |
2020 | 519 | −0.75% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
International relations
editBois is twinned with:
- Treat, Algeria
- Tát, Hungary
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
edit- Media related to Bois (Charente-Maritime) at Wikimedia Commons