Bois, Charente-Maritime

Bois (French pronunciation: [bwa] (listen)) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Bois
Commune
The church in Bois
Location of Bois
Bois
Bois
Coordinates: 45°29′17″N 0°35′55″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementJonzac
CantonPons
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Annereau[1]
Area
1
21.12 km2 (8.15 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
517
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17050 /17240
Elevation29–59 m (95–194 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793902—    
1800865−4.1%
1806878+1.5%
1821845−3.8%
1831954+12.9%
1836895−6.2%
1841890−0.6%
1846894+0.4%
1851890−0.4%
1856906+1.8%
1861918+1.3%
1866879−4.2%
1872825−6.1%
1876852+3.3%
1881800−6.1%
1886764−4.5%
1891726−5.0%
YearPop.±%
1896680−6.3%
1901645−5.1%
1906622−3.6%
1911622+0.0%
1921579−6.9%
1926536−7.4%
1931545+1.7%
1936590+8.3%
1946588−0.3%
1954578−1.7%
1962472−18.3%
1968473+0.2%
1975459−3.0%
1982456−0.7%
1990427−6.4%
1999430+0.7%
2008496+15.3%

International relations

Bois is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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