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Forges | |
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Coordinates: 46°06′20″N 0°53′39″W / 46.1055°N 0.8942°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rochefort |
Canton | Surgères |
Intercommunality | Aunis Sud |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Micheline Bernard [1] |
Area 1 | 13.58 km2 (5.24 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 1,328 |
• Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
17166 /17290 |
Elevation | 12–13 m (39–43 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. |
Forges (French pronunciation: [fɔʁʒ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 677 | — |
1968 | 718 | +6.1% |
1975 | 714 | −0.6% |
1982 | 805 | +12.7% |
1990 | 786 | −2.4% |
1999 | 903 | +14.9% |
2008 | 1,147 | +27.0% |