Vouthon

Vouthon
Commune
Town hall
Vouthon
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Vouthon
Coordinates: 45°40′13″N 0°27′43″E / 45.6703°N 0.4619°E / 45.6703; 0.4619Coordinates: 45°40′13″N 0°27′43″E / 45.6703°N 0.4619°E / 45.6703; 0.4619
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Angoulême
Canton Val de Tardoire
Intercommunality Val de Tardoire
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Paul Cailleteau
Area1 10.38 km2 (4.01 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 345
 • Density 33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 16421 /16220
Elevation 93–172 m (305–564 ft)

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.

Vouthon is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Jean de Vouthon (1356 - 1446), the maternal grandfather of Joan of Arc, was Seigneur de [Lord of] Vouthon.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793422—    
1800458+8.5%
1806470+2.6%
1821559+18.9%
1831539−3.6%
1841543+0.7%
1846505−7.0%
1851518+2.6%
1856509−1.7%
1866482−5.3%
1872477−1.0%
1876500+4.8%
1881503+0.6%
1886478−5.0%
1891453−5.2%
1896422−6.8%
1901409−3.1%
1906404−1.2%
1911401−0.7%
1921362−9.7%
1926340−6.1%
1931321−5.6%
1936305−5.0%
1946296−3.0%
1954292−1.4%
1962326+11.6%
1968307−5.8%
1975302−1.6%
1990351+16.2%
1999327−6.8%
2008345+5.5%
534—    

See also

References

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