Roussines, Charente

Roussines
Commune
The town hall in Roussines
Coat of arms
Roussines Roussines
Coordinates: 45°43′26″N 0°37′16″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Charente-Bonnieure
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Raymond Martin
Area 1	16.08 km2 (6.21 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16289 /16310
Elevation	147–281 m (482–922 ft) (avg. 236 m or 774 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roussines (French pronunciation: ​[ʁusin]; Occitan: Rossinas) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,050 —     1800 969 −7.7% 1806 911 −6.0% 1821 953 +4.6% 1831 1,164 +22.1% 1841 1,201 +3.2% 1846 1,126 −6.2% 1851 1,160 +3.0% 1856 1,233 +6.3% 1861 1,069 −13.3% 1866 1,102 +3.1% 1872 1,103 +0.1% 1876 1,127 +2.2% 1881 1,167 +3.5% 1886 1,138 −2.5% 1891 1,139 +0.1% 1896 1,126 −1.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,065 −5.4% 1906 1,054 −1.0% 1911 1,036 −1.7% 1921 939 −9.4% 1926 898 −4.4% 1931 772 −14.0% 1936 708 −8.3% 1946 712 +0.6% 1954 624 −12.4% 1962 577 −7.5% 1968 504 −12.7% 1975 442 −12.3% 1982 396 −10.4% 1990 374 −5.6% 1999 300 −19.8% 2008 310 +3.3%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department