Chérac

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Chérac

(2023–2026) Anne-Sophie Serra-Davisseau^[1]Area

29.88 km² (11.54 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,130 • Density38/km² (98/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

17100 /17610

Elevation2–95 m (6.6–311.7 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chérac^[3] (French pronunciation: [ʃeʁak]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	879	—
1975	813	−1.11%
1982	946	+2.19%
1990	1,045	+1.25%
1999	1,006	−0.42%
2009	1,078	+0.69%
2014	1,098	+0.37%
2020	1,125	+0.41%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Commune de Chérac, Commune de Chérac, retrieved 6 March 2024
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE