Lésignac-Durand

Lésignac-Durand (French pronunciation: ​[leziɲak dyʁɑ̃]; Occitan: Lesinhac) is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Lésignac-Durand
Commune
The lake in Lésignac
Location of Lésignac-Durand
Lésignac-Durand
Lésignac-Durand
Coordinates: 45°48′44″N 0°38′17″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementConfolens
CantonCharente-Bonnieure
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Duteil[1]
Area
1
19.74 km2 (7.62 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
178
 • Density9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16183 /16310
Elevation193–296 m (633–971 ft)
(avg. 245 m or 804 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is found within the Rochechouart meteorite crater.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962289—    
1968399+38.1%
1975352−11.8%
1982299−15.1%
1990228−23.7%
1999184−19.3%
2008188+2.2%

Personalities
  • Antoine Thomas, Sieur de Lézignac, adviser to the king holding the Présidial seat of Angoumois.
  • The Thomas family members were aldermen, mayors of Angoulême, and advisers to the Présidial of Angoulême in the seventeenth century. The family was ennobled in 1639, 1667 and 1736.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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