Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente

For homonymy, see Saint-Quentin.

Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente
Commune
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente church
Location of Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente Show map of France Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°50′20″N 0°40′16″E / 45.8389°N 0.6711°E / 45.8389; 0.6711
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Charente-Vienne
Intercommunality	Charente Limousine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Mickaël Loiseau[1]
Area ^1	14.39 km^2 (5.56 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	202
• Density	14.0/km^2 (36.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16345 /16150
Elevation	169–263 m (554–863 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kɑ̃tɛ̃ syʁ ʃaʁɑ̃t]; Limousin: Sent Quentin) is a commune in the Charente department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.^[3]

Location and access

Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente, called Saint-Quentin locally, is part of the canton of Charente-Vienne.^[3] It lies on the upper course of the river Charente. The nearest larger towns are Chabanais (6 km (3.7 mi) to the northeast), Rochechouart (12 km (7.5 mi) to the east) and Confolens (20 km (12 mi) to the north). The prefecture Angoulême is 45 km (28 mi) to the southwest.^[4] It is served by several small country roads. The D161 and the D190 serve the town. The D164 passes just north of the town. The N 141 (Angoulême–Limoges) passes 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the town. The nearest train station is in Chabanais, served by TER.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 598 —     1800 510 −2.25% 1806 568 +1.81% 1821 615 +0.53% 1831 535 −1.38% 1841 643 +1.86% 1846 636 −0.22% 1851 640 +0.13% 1856 601 −1.25% 1861 584 −0.57% 1866 579 −0.17% 1872 559 −0.58% 1876 543 −0.72% 1881 571 +1.01% 1886 534 −1.33% 1891 539 +0.19% 1896 525 −0.52% 1901 497 −1.09%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 514 +0.67% 1911 516 +0.08% 1921 401 −2.49% 1926 425 +1.17% 1931 382 −2.11% 1936 349 −1.79% 1946 329 −0.59% 1954 337 +0.30% 1962 347 +0.37% 1968 294 −2.72% 1975 250 −2.29% 1982 245 −0.29% 1990 250 +0.25% 1999 232 −0.83% 2007 225 −0.38% 2012 202 −2.13% 2017 215 +1.26%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]

See also

• Rochechouart impact structure
• Communes of the Charente department

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). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Commune de Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente (16345), INSEE
4. Quelques villes proches de Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente, villorama.com
5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente, EHESS (in French).
6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE