Dirac (French pronunciation: [diʁak] (listen)) is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
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Dirac | |
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 45°36′19″N 0°14′57″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente |
Arrondissement | Angoulême |
Canton | Boëme-Échelle |
Intercommunality | Grand Angoulême |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne-Marie Terrade[1] |
Area 1 | 29.29 km2 (11.31 sq mi) |
Population | 1,520 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 16120 /16410 |
Elevation | 65–183 m (213–600 ft) (avg. 148 m or 486 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 538 | — |
1968 | 579 | +7.6% |
1975 | 807 | +39.4% |
1982 | 1,037 | +28.5% |
1990 | 1,260 | +21.5% |
1999 | 1,328 | +5.4% |
2008 | 1,473 | +10.9% |
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