Mérignac, Charente-Maritime

For other uses, see Mérignac (disambiguation).

Mérignac
Mérignac
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Mérignac
Administration
Country	France
Region	Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Montlieu-la-Garde
Mayor	Claude Sallebert (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	55–101 m (180–331 ft) (avg. 80 m/260 ft)
Land area1	4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi)
Population2	199  (2008)
- Density	45 /km2 (120 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	17229/ 17220
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 45°19′27″N 0°17′39″W / 45.3241667°N 0.2941667°W / 45.3241667; -0.2941667

Mérignac is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the Seugne river.

Population

Historical population of Mérignac, Charente-Maritime

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
226	240	222	176	179	206	199

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Mérignac on the Quid site
• Location of Mérignac on the map of France
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