Cellefrouin

Cellefrouin
Commune
Town hall
Cellefrouin Cellefrouin
Coordinates: 45°53′28″N 0°23′29″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Boixe-et-Manslois
Intercommunality	Cœur de Charente
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Annick Perche
Area 1	40.09 km2 (15.48 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16068 /16260
Elevation	81–189 m (266–620 ft) (avg. 142 m or 466 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cellefrouin (French pronunciation: ​[sɛlfʁuɛ̃]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is the site of the remains of the canonry of Cellefrouin, founded in 1025 by Arnald of Vitabre, bishop of Périgueux.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,628 —     1800 1,819 +11.7% 1806 1,934 +6.3% 1821 2,018 +4.3% 1831 2,043 +1.2% 1841 2,069 +1.3% 1846 2,117 +2.3% 1851 2,091 −1.2% 1856 2,008 −4.0% 1861 2,047 +1.9% 1866 1,821 −11.0% 1872 1,750 −3.9% 1876 1,805 +3.1% 1881 1,777 −1.6% 1886 1,720 −3.2% 1891 1,674 −2.7% 1896 1,616 −3.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,586 −1.9% 1906 1,544 −2.6% 1911 1,559 +1.0% 1921 1,199 −23.1% 1926 1,140 −4.9% 1931 1,125 −1.3% 1936 1,098 −2.4% 1946 958 −12.8% 1954 907 −5.3% 1962 840 −7.4% 1968 730 −13.1% 1975 593 −18.8% 1982 580 −2.2% 1990 563 −2.9% 1999 510 −9.4% 2008 532 +4.3%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department