Bignay, Charente-Maritime

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Bignay

(2020–2026) Alain Mège^[1]Area

8.73 km² (3.37 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

369 • Density42/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

17046 /17400

Elevation14–86 m (46–282 ft)
(avg. 37 m or 121 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bignay (French pronunciation: [biɲɛ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	237	—
1975	194	−2.82%
1982	244	+3.33%
1990	312	+3.12%
1999	321	+0.32%
2009	414	+2.58%
2014	424	+0.48%
2020	375	−2.03%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE