Archiac


Archiac is a French commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Archiacais or Archiacaises.

Geography

Archiac is located in the south of the department of Charente Maritime in the historic region of Saintonge some 20 km south of Cognac, 15 km north-west of Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire and 15 km north-east of Jonzac. The village has the status of a town and is located at the intersection of two main highways: the D699 from Arthenac in the south-west to Ambleville in the north-east; and the D731 from Cierzac in the north-west which continues south-east from the village. The north-eastern border of the commune is also the border between Charente-Maritime and Charente departments. Other access roads include the D149 which is a short-cut connection between the D699 and the D733 west of the village and the D152 which goes south from the village to Saint-Maigrin. There are also the hamlets of La Grue and Saint-Pierre north-east of the village. Apart from some wooded areas near the village the commune is entirely farmland.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

Administration

List of successive mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19891995Jacques Dusaud
19952008François RobinDVD
20082014Carole Blanchard
20142020Didier Braud

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 812 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.
Arthenac was part of the Archiac commune until they were separated in 1831.

Distribution of age groups

The population of the town is relatively old. The ratio of persons above age 60 is higher than the national average and the departmental average. As for the national and departmental levels, the female population of the commune is higher than the male population. The ratio is higher than the national ratio.
Percentage distribution of age groups in Archiac and Charente-Maritime Department in 2009
ArchiacArchiacCharente-MCharente-M
Age rangeMenWomenMenWomen
0 to 14 years15.814.417.215.1
15 to 29 years15.516.016.514.4
30 to 44 years17.416.018.717.9
45 to 59 years20.819.721.020.8
60 to 74 years16.813.917.217.8
75 to 89 years12.916.49.012.4
90 years+0.83.70.51.5

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