Pessines
| Pessines | |
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Town hall | |
  Pessines | |
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Pessines | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′47″N 0°43′01″W / 45.7297°N 0.7169°WCoordinates: 45°43′47″N 0°43′01″W / 45.7297°N 0.7169°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saintes |
| Canton | Saintes-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Pays Santon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Paul Boucard |
| Area1 | 9.05 km2 (3.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 767 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17275 / 17810 |
| Elevation | 24–71 m (79–233 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Pessines is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1946 | 206 | — |
| 1954 | 198 | −3.9% |
| 1962 | 186 | −6.1% |
| 1968 | 218 | +17.2% |
| 1975 | 274 | +25.7% |
| 1982 | 406 | +48.2% |
| 1990 | 566 | +39.4% |
| 1999 | 648 | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 767 | +18.4% |
See also
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