Rioux
Appearance
Rioux | |
|---|---|
Romanesque church | |
![]() Location of Rioux | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′09″N 0°42′37″W / 45.6358°N 0.7103°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saintes |
| Canton | Thénac |
| Intercommunality | Gémozac et Saintonge Viticole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Soulisse[1] |
Area 1 | 18.98 km2 (7.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 964 |
| • Density | 50.8/km2 (132/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17298 /17460 |
| Elevation | 24–56 m (79–184 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rioux (French pronunciation: [ʁiju]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is best known for its Romanesque church, particularly its fine corbel table.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 615 | — |
| 1975 | 685 | +1.55% |
| 1982 | 645 | −0.86% |
| 1990 | 715 | +1.30% |
| 1999 | 771 | +0.84% |
| 2007 | 891 | +1.82% |
| 2012 | 933 | +0.93% |
| 2017 | 960 | +0.57% |
| 2023 | 964 | +0.07% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
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Media related to Rioux (Charente-Maritime) at Wikimedia Commons
