Hiersac

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Hiersac

(2020–2026) Martine Beaumard^[1]Area

7.36 km² (2.84 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,160 • Density160/km² (410/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

16163 /16290

Elevation43–121 m (141–397 ft)
(avg. 63 m or 207 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hiersac (French pronunciation: [jɛʁsak]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	692	—
1975	798	+2.06%
1982	850	+0.91%
1990	966	+1.61%
1999	1,005	+0.44%
2009	1,085	+0.77%
2014	1,036	−0.92%
2020	1,152	+1.78%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Personalities

Jean-André Valletaux, French general in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Peninsular War

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE