Pessines (French pronunciation: [pesin]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Pessines | |
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Commune | |
Town hall | |
Location of Pessines ![]() | |
Pessines Pessines | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′47″N 0°43′01″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saintes |
| Canton | Thénac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Delhoume |
| Area 1 | 9.05 km2 (3.49 sq mi) |
| Population | 774 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17275 /17810 |
| Elevation | 24–71 m (79–233 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. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 206 | — |
| 1954 | 198 | −3.9% |
| 1962 | 186 | −6.1% |
| 1968 | 218 | +17.2% |
| 1975 | 274 | +25.7% |
| 1982 | 406 | +48.2% |
| 1990 | 566 | +39.4% |
| 1999 | 648 | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 767 | +18.4% |
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