Chalais, Charente

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2024–2026) Jacques Blanchet^[1]Area17.58 km² (6.79 sq mi)Population1,791 • Density100/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation35–130 m (115–427 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chalais (French pronunciation: [ʃalɛ]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is the southernmost town in the Charente with over 1,000 people. It lies along the river Tude.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 456 —     1800 382 −2.50% 1806 468 +3.44% 1821 476 +0.11% 1831 549 +1.44% 1841 616 +1.16% 1846 613 −0.10% 1851 654 +1.30% 1856 703 +1.46% 1861 714 +0.31% 1866 740 +0.72% 1872 775 +0.77% 1876 831 +1.76% 1881 907 +1.77% 1886 912 +0.11% 1891 850 −1.40% 1896 888 +0.88% 1901 895 +0.16%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 966 +1.54% 1911 932 −0.71% 1921 845 −0.98% 1926 856 +0.26% 1931 838 −0.42% 1936 900 +1.44% 1946 1,746 +6.85% 1954 1,643 −0.76% 1962 1,703 +0.45% 1968 1,834 +1.24% 1975 2,538 +4.75% 1982 2,204 −2.00% 1990 2,172 −0.18% 1999 2,027 −0.76% 2007 1,961 −0.41% 2012 1,807 −1.62% 2017 1,759 −0.54%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References