Le Gua, Charente-Maritime

Le Gua
Commune
The village of Le Gua
Coat of arms
Location of Le Gua
Le Gua Le Gua
Coordinates: 45°43′34″N 0°56′37″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Marennes
Intercommunality	Bassin de Marennes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrice Brouhard
Area 1	36.09 km2 (13.93 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,100
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17185 /17600
Elevation	0–32 m (0–105 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Gua (French pronunciation: [lə ɡa]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,583 —     1800 1,634 +0.45% 1806 1,221 −4.74% 1821 1,543 +1.57% 1831 2,815 +6.20% 1836 2,056 −6.09% 1841 2,074 +0.17% 1846 2,097 +0.22% 1851 2,080 −0.16% 1856 2,064 −0.15% 1861 2,114 +0.48% 1866 2,026 −0.85% 1872 1,881 −1.23% 1876 1,841 −0.54% 1881 1,876 +0.38% 1886 1,891 +0.16% 1891 1,759 −1.44% 1896 1,652 −1.25%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,556 −1.19% 1906 1,590 +0.43% 1911 1,545 −0.57% 1921 1,344 −1.38% 1926 1,377 +0.49% 1931 1,339 −0.56% 1936 1,279 −0.91% 1946 1,222 −0.45% 1954 1,381 +1.54% 1962 1,434 +0.47% 1968 1,513 +0.90% 1975 1,395 −1.15% 1982 1,491 +0.96% 1990 1,689 +1.57% 1999 1,856 +1.05% 2007 1,989 +0.87% 2012 2,065 +0.75% 2017 2,097 +0.31%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

External links

• Official site