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Saint-Christophe | |
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 Town hall | |
 Location of Saint-Christophe | |
  Saint-Christophe Location within France  Saint-Christophe Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 46°00′13″N 0°51′03″E / 46.0036°N 0.8508°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Charente-Vienne |
| Intercommunality | Charente Limousine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Rousseau[1] |
Area 1 | 23.65 km2 (9.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 334 |
| • Density | 14.1/km2 (36.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16306 /16420 |
| Elevation | 199–340 m (653–1,115 ft) (avg. 279 m or 915 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Christophe (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kʁistɔf]; Occitan: Sent Crestòfa) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is a member of the Charente Limousine group of communes,[3] bordering Haute-Vienne. It is located 14 km (8.7 mi) from Confolens and 67 km (42 mi) northeast of Angoulême.
The village is also 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Lesterps, 13 km (8.1 mi) north of Saint-Junien, 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Chabanais, 21 km (13 mi) south-west of Bellac and 37 km (23 mi) north- west of Limoges.
The main road in the commune is the D 82 route from Confolens and Lesterps to Limoges via Oradour-sur-Glane, which crosses it from west to east. The village is also served by the D 163 which goes south-west to Chabanais, and the D 330 south to Brigueuil and Saint-Junien.
The nearest station is in Saint-Junien, served by TER buses to Saillat and Limoges.[4]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 480 | — |
| 1975 | 414 | −2.09% |
| 1982 | 381 | −1.18% |
| 1990 | 339 | −1.45% |
| 1999 | 315 | −0.81% |
| 2007 | 320 | +0.20% |
| 2012 | 342 | +1.34% |
| 2017 | 332 | −0.59% |
| 2023 | 334 | +0.10% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Commune de Saint-Christophe (16306), INSEE
- ↑ Gare de St-Junien, TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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