Dirac, Charente

For other uses, see Dirac (disambiguation).

Dirac
Dirac
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Dirac
Administration
Country	France
Region	Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Angoulême
Canton	Soyaux
Intercommunality	Vallée de l'Échelle
Mayor	Alain Thomas (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	65–183 m (213–600 ft) (avg. 148 m/486 ft)
Land area1	29.29 km2 (11.31 sq mi)
Population2	1,473  (2008)
- Density	50 /km2 (130 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	16120/ 16410
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 45°36′19″N 0°14′57″E / 45.6052777778°N 0.249166666667°E / 45.6052777778; 0.249166666667

Dirac is a commune in the Charente department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population of Dirac, Charente

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
538	579	807	1037	1260	1328	1473

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Dirac on the Quid site
• Location of Dirac and adjoining communes on a map of France (Lion 1906)