Touzac, Charente

Touzac (French pronunciation: [tuzak]) is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Bellevigne.

Touzac
Part of Bellevigne
Town hall
Location of Touzac
Touzac Touzac
Coordinates: 45°33′05″N 0°09′17″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Charente-Champagne
Commune	Bellevigne
Area 1	15.65 km2 (6.04 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	389
• Density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	16120
Elevation	36–151 m (118–495 ft) (avg. 92 m or 302 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 709 —     1800 800 12.8% 1806 787 −1.6% 1821 905 15.0% 1831 874 −3.4% 1841 852 −2.5% 1846 857 0.6% 1851 861 0.5% 1856 905 5.1% 1861 931 2.9% 1866 937 0.6% 1872 898 −4.2% 1876 877 −2.3% 1881 771 −12.1% 1886 649 −15.8% 1891 620 −4.5% 1896 625 0.8% 1901 710 13.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1906 724 2.0% 1911 689 −4.8% 1921 681 −1.2% 1926 666 −2.2% 1931 655 −1.7% 1936 613 −6.4% 1946 574 −6.4% 1954 603 5.1% 1962 586 −2.8% 1968 545 −7.0% 1975 527 −3.3% 1982 461 −12.5% 1990 447 −3.0% 1999 459 2.7% 2004 455 −0.9% 2008 451 −0.9% 2009 444 −1.6% 2014 419 −5.6%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department