Cercoux

Cercoux (French pronunciation: [sɛʁku]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Cercoux
Commune
The town hall in Cercoux
Location of Cercoux
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Coordinates: 45°07′48″N 0°12′19″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Les Trois Monts
Intercommunality	Haute-Saintonge
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jeanne Blanc[1]
Area 1	41.88 km2 (16.17 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,289
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17077 /17270
Elevation	18–111 m (59–364 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,226	—
1975	1,103	−1.50%
1982	1,204	+1.26%
1990	1,101	−1.11%
1999	1,065	−0.37%
2009	1,160	+0.86%
2014	1,193	+0.56%
2020	1,267	+1.01%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department