Rancogne

Part of Moulins-sur-Tardoire in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

45°41′51″N 0°24′15″E / 45.6975°N 0.4042°E / 45.6975; 0.4042CountryFranceRegionNouvelle-AquitaineDepartmentCharenteArrondissementAngoulêmeCantonVal de TardoireCommuneMoulins-sur-Tardoire Area12.52 km² (4.83 sq mi)Population354 • Density28/km² (73/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codeElevation81–136 m (266–446 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rancogne (French pronunciation: [ʁɑ̃kɔɲ]; Occitan: Ranconha) is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Moulins-sur-Tardoire.^[2]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 401 —     1800 355 −11.5% 1806 439 +23.7% 1821 458 +4.3% 1831 468 +2.2% 1841 487 +4.1% 1846 514 +5.5% 1851 482 −6.2% 1856 437 −9.3% 1861 410 −6.2% 1866 415 +1.2% 1872 391 −5.8% 1876 421 +7.7% 1881 449 +6.7% 1886 431 −4.0% 1891 448 +3.9% 1896 412 −8.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 380 −7.8% 1906 355 −6.6% 1911 367 +3.4% 1921 330 −10.1% 1926 322 −2.4% 1931 293 −9.0% 1936 297 +1.4% 1946 270 −9.1% 1954 280 +3.7% 1962 259 −7.5% 1968 252 −2.7% 1975 239 −5.2% 1982 264 +10.5% 1990 315 +19.3% 1999 330 +4.8% 2008 375 +13.6%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References