Pessines

Pessines
Commune
Town hall
Location of Pessines
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Coordinates: 45°43′47″N 0°43′01″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saintes
Canton	Thénac
Intercommunality	CA Saintes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Delhoume[1]
Area ^1	9.05 km^2 (3.49 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	785
• Density	87/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pessines (French pronunciation: [pesin]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	218	—
1975	274	+3.32%
1982	406	+5.78%
1990	566	+4.24%
1999	648	+1.51%
2009	769	+1.73%
2014	760	−0.24%
2020	786	+0.56%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime 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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Media related to Pessines at Wikimedia Commons