Gémozac

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

Gémozac
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre in Gémozac
Coat of arms
Location of Gémozac
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Coordinates: 45°34′11″N 0°40′29″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saintes
Canton	Saintonge Estuaire
Intercommunality	Gémozac et Saintonge Viticole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Loïc Girard[1]
Area 1	31.93 km2 (12.33 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,033
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17172 /17260
Elevation	17–48 m (56–157 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. 1793 2,164 —     1800 2,403 +1.51% 1806 2,303 −0.71% 1821 2,461 +0.44% 1831 2,590 +0.51% 1836 2,607 +0.13% 1841 2,610 +0.02% 1846 2,663 +0.40% 1851 2,675 +0.09% 1856 2,626 −0.37% 1861 2,787 +1.20% 1866 2,792 +0.04% 1872 2,598 −1.19% 1876 2,709 +1.05% 1881 2,693 −0.12% 1886 2,578 −0.87% 1891 2,503 −0.59% 1896 2,506 +0.02%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,625 +0.93% 1906 2,614 −0.08% 1911 2,621 +0.05% 1921 2,368 −1.01% 1926 2,444 +0.63% 1931 2,378 −0.55% 1936 2,358 −0.17% 1946 2,333 −0.11% 1954 2,152 −1.00% 1962 2,194 +0.24% 1968 2,236 +0.32% 1975 2,388 +0.94% 1982 2,381 −0.04% 1990 2,333 −0.25% 1999 2,352 +0.09% 2007 2,571 +1.12% 2012 2,799 +1.71% 2017 2,851 +0.37%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department