Garat, Charente
| Garat | |
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Town hall | |
  Garat | |
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Garat | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′36″N 0°15′50″E / 45.6267°N 0.2639°ECoordinates: 45°37′36″N 0°15′50″E / 45.6267°N 0.2639°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême |
| Canton | Soyaux |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de l'Échelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Daniel Niot |
| Area1 | 19.44 km2 (7.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,787 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16146 / 16410 |
| Elevation |
52–169 m (171–554 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft) |
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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. | |
Garat is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 846 | — |
| 1800 | 842 | −0.5% |
| 1806 | 777 | −7.7% |
| 1821 | 845 | +8.8% |
| 1831 | 850 | +0.6% |
| 1841 | 925 | +8.8% |
| 1846 | 933 | +0.9% |
| 1851 | 946 | +1.4% |
| 1856 | 912 | −3.6% |
| 1861 | 965 | +5.8% |
| 1866 | 910 | −5.7% |
| 1872 | 859 | −5.6% |
| 1876 | 847 | −1.4% |
| 1881 | 917 | +8.3% |
| 1886 | 895 | −2.4% |
| 1891 | 938 | +4.8% |
| 1896 | 805 | −14.2% |
| 1901 | 720 | −10.6% |
| 1906 | 765 | +6.2% |
| 1911 | 740 | −3.3% |
| 1921 | 664 | −10.3% |
| 1926 | 655 | −1.4% |
| 1931 | 652 | −0.5% |
| 1936 | 655 | +0.5% |
| 1946 | 644 | −1.7% |
| 1954 | 629 | −2.3% |
| 1962 | 630 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 684 | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 918 | +34.2% |
| 1982 | 1,255 | +36.7% |
| 1990 | 1,484 | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 1,481 | −0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,787 | +20.7% |
See also
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