Bussac-sur-Charente (French pronunciation: [bysak syʁ ʃaʁɑ̃t], literally Bussac on Charente, before 1984: Bussac)[3] is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Bussac-sur-Charente
The town hall in Bussac-sur-Charente
The town hall in Bussac-sur-Charente
Coat of arms of Bussac-sur-Charente
Location of Bussac-sur-Charente
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Bussac-sur-Charente is located in France
Bussac-sur-Charente
Bussac-sur-Charente
Bussac-sur-Charente is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bussac-sur-Charente
Bussac-sur-Charente
Coordinates: 45°47′13″N 0°37′59″W / 45.7869°N 0.6331°W / 45.7869; -0.6331
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementSaintes
CantonChaniers
IntercommunalityCA Saintes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Marchais[1]
Area
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9.98 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,282
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17073 /17100
Elevation2–60 m (6.6–196.9 ft)
(avg. 12 m or 39 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 602—    
1975 662+1.37%
1982 860+3.81%
1990 989+1.76%
1999 1,123+1.42%
2009 1,282+1.33%
2014 1,290+0.12%
2020 1,282−0.10%
Source: INSEE[4]

International relations

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Bussac-sur-Charente is twinned with Oron-la-Ville, Switzerland.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Décret du 13 novembre 1984 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0270, 18 November 1984, p. 10523.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Association Suisse des Communes et Régions d'Europe". L'Association suisse pour le Conseil des Communes et Régions d'Europe (ASCCRE) (in French). Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
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