Nancras

Nancras (French pronunciation: ​[nɑ̃kʁa]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Nancras
Commune
The church and surroundings in Nancras
Location of Nancras
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Coordinates: 45°44′46″N 0°52′49″W / 45.7461°N 0.8803°W / 45.7461; -0.8803Coordinates: 45°44′46″N 0°52′49″W / 45.7461°N 0.8803°W / 45.7461; -0.8803
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saintes
Canton	Saint-Porchaire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	David Raffé^[1]
Area ^1	3.06 km^2 (1.18 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)^[2]	798
• Density	260/km^2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17255 /17600
Elevation	22–39 m (72–128 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	305	—
1800	268	−12.1%
1806	241	−10.1%
1821	308	+27.8%
1831	380	+23.4%
1836	375	−1.3%
1841	431	+14.9%
1846	456	+5.8%
1851	429	−5.9%
1856	420	−2.1%
1861	458	+9.0%
1866	477	+4.1%
1872	541	+13.4%
1876	521	−3.7%
1881	458	−12.1%
1886	439	−4.1%
1891	439	+0.0%
1896	461	+5.0%
1901	482	+4.6%
1906	492	+2.1%
1911	484	−1.6%
1921	363	−25.0%
1926	376	+3.6%
1931	354	−5.9%
1936	330	−6.8%
1946	360	+9.1%
1954	293	−18.6%
1962	261	−10.9%
1968	303	+16.1%
1975	302	−0.3%
1982	325	+7.6%
1990	353	+8.6%
2008	639	+81.0%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.

External links

•   Media related to Nancras at Wikimedia Commons