Floirac, Charente-Maritime

Floirac
Commune
The church in Floirac
The church in Floirac
Location of Floirac
Map
Floirac is located in France
Floirac
Floirac
Floirac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Floirac
Floirac
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 (2020–2026) Bernard Laumonier[1]
Area
1
16.02 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
427
 • Density27/km2 (69/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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962304—    
1968330+8.6%
1975337+2.1%
1982269−20.2%
1990285+5.9%
1999292+2.5%
2008330+13.0%

See also

References

  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 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 8 November 2017. (in French)


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