Meschers-sur-Gironde

Meschers-sur-Gironde (French pronunciation: [meʃe syʁ ʒiʁɔ̃d], literally Meschers on Gironde) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France.

Meschers-sur-Gironde
Commune
The church and surroundings in Meschers-sur-Gironde
Coat of arms
Location of Meschers-sur-Gironde
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Coordinates: 45°33′27″N 0°57′14″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Saintonge Estuaire
Intercommunality	CA Royan Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Françoise Fribourg[1]
Area 1	15.98 km2 (6.17 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,165
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17230 /17132
Elevation	0–39 m (0–128 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 1,004 —     1800 962 −0.61% 1806 901 −1.09% 1821 995 +0.66% 1831 1,104 +1.04% 1836 1,117 +0.23% 1841 1,146 +0.51% 1846 1,143 −0.05% 1851 1,092 −0.91% 1856 1,040 −0.97% 1861 1,101 +1.15% 1866 1,106 +0.09% 1872 1,068 −0.58% 1876 1,026 −1.00% 1881 1,039 +0.25% 1886 1,064 +0.48% 1891 1,024 −0.76% 1896 954 −1.41%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 900 −1.16% 1906 903 +0.07% 1911 952 +1.06% 1921 861 −1.00% 1926 818 −1.02% 1931 816 −0.05% 1936 890 +1.75% 1946 1,034 +1.51% 1954 1,175 +1.61% 1962 1,339 +1.65% 1968 1,475 +1.63% 1975 1,546 +0.67% 1982 1,649 +0.93% 1990 1,862 +1.53% 1999 2,234 +2.04% 2007 2,673 +2.27% 2012 2,955 +2.03% 2017 3,110 +1.03%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department