Puy-du-Lac

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Puy-du-Lac
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Puy-du-Lac
Coordinates: 45°57′07″N0°45′09″W / 45.9519°N 0.7525°W / 45.9519; -0.7525
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Canton Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Valérie Floch-Ruju [1]
Area
1
14.6 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
517
  Density35/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17292 /17380
Elevation1–28 m (3.3–91.9 ft)
(avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Puy-du-Lac (French pronunciation: [pɥidylak] ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

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Geography

The river Boutonne forms the commune's southeastern and southern borders.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962246    
1968272+10.6%
1975209−23.2%
1982206−1.4%
1990248+20.4%
1999280+12.9%
2008380+35.7%

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.