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Floirac, Charente-Maritime

Floirac
The church in Floirac
The church in Floirac
Coat of arms of Floirac
Map
Location of Floirac
Floirac is located in France
Floirac
Floirac
Location within France
Floirac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Floirac
Floirac
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°28′38″N 0°44′52″W / 45.4772°N 0.7478°W / 45.4772; -0.7478
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementSaintes
CantonSaintonge Estuaire
IntercommunalityCA Royan Atlantique
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Bernard Laumonier[1]
Area
1
16.02 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
420
  Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17160 /17120
Elevation1–68 m (3.3–223.1 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Floirac (French pronunciation: [flwaʁak]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. On 1 January 2018, the former commune of Saint-Romain-sur-Gironde was merged into Floirac.[3] Floirac is situated near the Gironde estuary, 27 km southeast of Royan.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 391    
1975 389−0.07%
1982 307−3.33%
1990 338+1.21%
1999 343+0.16%
2007 385+1.45%
2012 372−0.68%
2017 371−0.05%
2023 420+2.09%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Arrêté préfectoral 8 November 2017. (in French)
  4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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