Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac

Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac
Commune
Town hall
Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac
Coordinates: 45°45′03″N 0°01′46″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Val de Nouère
Intercommunality	Rouillacais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Wilfried Fournier
Area 1	19.08 km2 (7.37 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16320 /16570
Elevation	41–147 m (135–482 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ ʒəni djɛʁsak], literally Saint-Genis of Hiersac) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,318 —     1800 1,316 −0.2% 1806 1,300 −1.2% 1821 1,291 −0.7% 1831 1,410 +9.2% 1841 1,331 −5.6% 1846 1,442 +8.3% 1851 1,444 +0.1% 1856 1,350 −6.5% 1861 1,410 +4.4% 1866 1,465 +3.9% 1872 1,366 −6.8% 1876 1,344 −1.6% 1881 1,208 −10.1% 1886 1,098 −9.1% 1891 1,012 −7.8% 1896 931 −8.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 938 +0.8% 1906 922 −1.7% 1911 880 −4.6% 1921 767 −12.8% 1926 746 −2.7% 1931 759 +1.7% 1936 743 −2.1% 1946 722 −2.8% 1954 725 +0.4% 1962 727 +0.3% 1968 706 −2.9% 1975 694 −1.7% 1982 724 +4.3% 1990 836 +15.5% 1999 806 −3.6% 2008 862 +6.9%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department