Ruelle-sur-Touvre

Ruelle-sur-Touvre is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Ruelle-sur-Touvre
Commune
The town hall in Ruelle-sur-Touvre
The town hall in Ruelle-sur-Touvre
Coat of arms of Ruelle-sur-Touvre
Coat of arms
Location of Ruelle-sur-Touvre
Ruelle-sur-Touvre is located in France
Ruelle-sur-Touvre
Ruelle-sur-Touvre
Ruelle-sur-Touvre is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ruelle-sur-Touvre
Ruelle-sur-Touvre
Coordinates: 45°40′43″N 0°13′16″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementAngoulême
CantonTouvre-et-Braconne
IntercommunalityGrand Angoulême
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Valantin[1]
Area
1
10.66 km2 (4.12 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
7,364
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16291 /16600
Elevation32–170 m (105–558 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 981—    
1800 1,189+2.79%
1806 1,075−1.67%
1821 1,211+0.80%
1831 1,215+0.03%
1841 1,508+2.18%
1846 1,625+1.51%
1851 1,579−0.57%
1856 1,429−1.98%
1861 1,635+2.73%
1866 1,733+1.17%
1872 1,831+0.92%
1876 2,039+2.73%
1881 2,554+4.61%
1886 2,797+1.83%
1891 2,914+0.82%
1896 3,615+4.41%
1901 4,030+2.20%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 4,071+0.20%
1911 4,187+0.56%
1921 3,944−0.60%
1926 3,982+0.19%
1931 4,264+1.38%
1936 4,500+1.08%
1946 4,811+0.67%
1954 5,366+1.37%
1962 5,855+1.10%
1968 6,507+1.78%
1975 8,152+3.27%
1982 7,769−0.69%
1990 7,203−0.94%
1999 7,220+0.03%
2007 7,468+0.42%
2012 7,436−0.09%
2017 7,201−0.64%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

International relations

The commune has been twinned with Amstetten, Lower Austria since 1972 and Banbridge in Northern Ireland since 1994.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ruelle-sur-Touvre, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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