Saint-Michel, Charente

Saint-Michel (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ miʃɛl] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Saint-Michel
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Michel
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Coordinates: 45°38′34″N 0°06′26″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Angoulême
Canton	La Couronne
Intercommunality	Grand Angoulême
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Fabienne Godichaud[1]
Area 1	2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,220
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16341 /16470
Elevation	25–62 m (82–203 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 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 391 —     1800 501 +3.60% 1806 346 −5.98% 1821 491 +2.36% 1831 491 +0.00% 1841 591 +1.87% 1846 569 −0.76% 1851 519 −1.82% 1856 553 +1.28% 1861 676 +4.10% 1866 782 +2.96% 1872 773 −0.19% 1876 882 +3.35% 1881 985 +2.23% 1886 1,068 +1.63% 1891 1,302 +4.04% 1896 1,311 +0.14% 1901 1,246 −1.01%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,209 −0.60% 1911 1,262 +0.86% 1921 1,296 +0.27% 1926 1,368 +1.09% 1931 1,534 +2.32% 1936 1,769 +2.89% 1946 1,960 +1.03% 1954 1,849 −0.73% 1962 2,305 +2.79% 1968 2,702 +2.68% 1975 2,846 +0.74% 1982 3,238 +1.86% 1990 3,125 −0.44% 1999 2,960 −0.60% 2007 3,078 +0.49% 2012 3,279 +1.27% 2017 3,227 −0.32%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Charente department