Cherves-Richemont (French pronunciation: [ʃɛʁv ʁiʃmɔ̃]) is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.[2] It was formed by the merger of Cherves-de-Cognac (before 1956: Cherves) with Richemont in January 1973.[3] On 1 January 2024, it was merged into the new commune of Val-de-Cognac.[4]

Cherves-Richemont
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Cherves-Richemont
Location of Cherves-Richemont
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Cherves-Richemont is located in France
Cherves-Richemont
Cherves-Richemont
Cherves-Richemont is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cherves-Richemont
Cherves-Richemont
Coordinates: 45°44′39″N 0°21′07″W / 45.7442°N 0.3519°W / 45.7442; -0.3519
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementCognac
CantonCognac-1
CommuneVal-de-Cognac
Area
1
37.94 km2 (14.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
2,285
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
16370
Elevation5–73 m (16–240 ft)
(avg. 28 m or 92 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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Population of Cherves
YearPop.±%
1800985—    
18411,523+54.6%
18662,120+39.2%
18861,813−14.5%
19012,355+29.9%
19211,759−25.3%
19361,565−11.0%
19541,854+18.5%
19622,082+12.3%
19682,093+0.5%
Population of Richemont
YearPop.±%
1800163—    
1841289+77.3%
1866412+42.6%
1886382−7.3%
1901420+9.9%
1921323−23.1%
1936355+9.9%
1954317−10.7%
1962296−6.6%
1968272−8.1%
Population of Cherves-Richemont
YearPop.±% p.a.
1975 2,602—    
1982 2,665+0.34%
1990 2,528−0.66%
1999 2,447−0.36%
2007 2,437−0.05%
2012 2,433−0.03%
2017 2,344−0.74%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Commune déléguée de Cherves-Richemont, INSEE
  3. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0296, 20 December 1972, pp. 13168-13169.
  4. ^ Arrêté du 25 septembre 2023 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Val-de-Cognac, retrieved 4 January 2024
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE