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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Forges
Commune
The church in ForgesThe church in Forges
Location of Forges
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Coordinates: 46°06′20″N 0°53′39″W / 46.1055°N 0.8942°W / 46.1055; -0.8942
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementRochefort
CantonSurgères
IntercommunalityAunis Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Micheline Bernard
Area13.58 km (5.24 sq mi)
Population1,323
 • Density97/km (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code17166 /17290
Elevation12–13 m (39–43 ft)
(avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Forges (French pronunciation: [fɔʁʒ] ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962677—    
1968718+6.1%
1975714−0.6%
1982805+12.7%
1990786−2.4%
1999903+14.9%
20081,147+27.0%

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

External links

Charente-Maritime Communes of the Charente-Maritime department


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