Montchaude

Montchaude (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʃod]) is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Montmérac.

Montchaude
Part of Montmérac
Town hall
Location of Montchaude
Montchaude Montchaude
Coordinates: 45°26′55″N 0°11′59″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Charente-Sud
Commune	Montmérac
Area 1	14.18 km2 (5.47 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	490
• Density	35/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	16300
Elevation	61–147 m (200–482 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 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 1,016 —     1800 1,022 +0.6% 1806 1,047 +2.4% 1821 1,000 −4.5% 1831 933 −6.7% 1841 909 −2.6% 1846 862 −5.2% 1851 871 +1.0% 1856 850 −2.4% 1861 805 −5.3% 1866 817 +1.5% 1872 766 −6.2% 1876 745 −2.7% 1881 721 −3.2% 1886 673 −6.7% 1891 623 −7.4% 1896 624 +0.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 602 −3.5% 1906 620 +3.0% 1911 590 −4.8% 1921 519 −12.0% 1926 507 −2.3% 1931 503 −0.8% 1936 478 −5.0% 1946 456 −4.6% 1954 429 −5.9% 1962 420 −2.1% 1968 395 −6.0% 1975 441 +11.6% 1982 454 +2.9% 1990 463 +2.0% 1999 515 +11.2% 2008 518 +0.6%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department