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Balzac |
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| Town hall | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême |
| Canton | Gond-Pontouvre |
| Intercommunality | Braconne et Charente |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Courari (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 30–102 m (98–335 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| Land area1 | 9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,265 (2008) |
| - Density | 131 /km2 (340 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16026/ 16430 |
| 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°42′38″N 0°08′14″E / 45.7106°N 0.1372°E
Balzac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 | 1861 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 957 | 1016 | 905 | 961 | 1000 | 968 | 942 | 928 | 918 | 838 |
| Year | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 | 1911 |
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| Population | 815 | 785 | 780 | 768 | 798 | 727 | 705 | 688 | 708 | 644 |
| Year | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 612 | 605 | 623 | 613 | 621 | 644 | 606 | 687 | 809 | 934 |
| Year | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 1185 | 1237 | 1265 |
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