La Jard

La Jard (French pronunciation: [la ʒaʁ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

La Jard
Commune
The church in La Jard
Location of La Jard
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Coordinates: 45°39′19″N 0°35′05″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saintes
Canton	Thénac
Intercommunality	CA Saintes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jérôme Gardelle[1]
Area 1	8.48 km2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	427
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17191 /17460
Elevation	6–48 m (20–157 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 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.	±%
1962	223	—
1968	237	+6.3%
1975	207	−12.7%
1982	198	−4.3%
1990	259	+30.8%
1999	275	+6.2%
2008	310	+12.7%

Geography

The river Seugne forms most of the commune's northeastern border.

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department