Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente
|commune status = Commune
|image = Saint Quentin-sur-Charente - Eglise.JPG
|caption = Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente church
|arrondissement = Confolens
|canton = Charente-Vienne
|INSEE = 16345
|postal code = 16150
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Charente Limousine
|coordinates = {{coord|45.8389|0.6711|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 200
|elevation min m = 169
|elevation max m = 263
|area km2 = 14.39
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ kɑ̃tɛ̃ syʁ ʃaʁɑ̃t}}; Limousin: Sent Quentin) is a commune in the Charente department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/16345-saint-quentin-sur-charente Commune de Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente (16345)], INSEE
Location and access
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente, called Saint-Quentin locally, is part of the canton of Charente-Vienne. It lies on the upper course of the river Charente. The nearest larger towns are Chabanais ({{cvt|6|km|mi}} to the northeast), Rochechouart ({{cvt|12|km|mi}} to the east) and Confolens ({{cvt|20|km|mi}} to the north). The prefecture Angoulême is {{cvt|45|km|mi}} to the southwest.[https://www.villorama.com/ville/saint-quentin-sur-charente/villes-proches.html Quelques villes proches de Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente], villorama.com It is served by several small country roads. The D161 and the D190 serve the town. The D164 passes just north of the town. The N 141 (Angoulême–Limoges) passes {{convert|4|km|mi}} north of the town. The nearest train station is in Chabanais, served by TER.
Population
{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|34347|Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente}} and INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-16345#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |598
|1800 |510
|1806 |568
|1821 |615
|1831 |535
|1841 |643
|1846 |636
|1851 |640
|1856 |601
|1861 |584
|1866 |579
|1872 |559
|1876 |543
|1881 |571
|1886 |534
|1891 |539
|1896 |525
|1901 |497
|1906 |514
|1911 |516
|1921 |401
|1926 |425
|1931 |382
|1936 |349
|1946 |329
|1954 |337
|1962 |347
|1968 |294
|1975 |250
|1982 |245
|1990 |250
|1999 |232
|2007 |225
|2012 |202
|2017 |215
}}
See also
References
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{{Commons category|Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente}}
{{Charente communes}}
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