Merpins | |
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Town hall | |
Coordinates: 45°40′27″N 0°21′55″W / 45.6742°N 0.3653°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente |
Arrondissement | Cognac |
Canton | Cognac-2 |
Intercommunality | CA Grand Cognac |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Hubert Demenier [1] |
Area 1 | 10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 1,086 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
16217 /16100 |
Elevation | 2–33 m (6.6–108.3 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Merpins (French pronunciation: [mɛʁpɛ̃]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 832 | — |
1975 | 895 | +1.05% |
1982 | 953 | +0.90% |
1990 | 1,025 | +0.91% |
1999 | 940 | −0.96% |
2009 | 1,018 | +0.80% |
2014 | 1,068 | +0.96% |
2020 | 1,100 | +0.49% |
Source: INSEE [3] |