Turgon
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Confolens | |
| Canton | Charente-Bonnieure | |
| Community association | Charente limousine | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 57 ' N , 0 ° 24' E | |
| height | 134-182 m | |
| surface | 7.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 86 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16350 | |
| INSEE code | 16389 | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) of Turgon |
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Turgon is a French commune with a population of 86 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the Arrondissement Confolens and the canton Charente-Bonnieure (until 2015 Champagne-Mouton ). The inhabitants are called turgonnais .
geography
Turgon is about 41 kilometers north-northeast of Angoulême . Turgon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Champagne-Mouton in the north, le Vieux-Cérier in the northeast, Le Grand-Madieu in the east and southeast, Parzac in the south, Beaulieu-sur-Sonnette in the southwest and Chassiecq in the west.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1856 | 1901 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 314 | 362 | 286 | 174 | 134 | 129 | 112 | 110 | 85 | 95 | 88 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Sixte church from the 14th century
Web links
Commons : Turgon - collection of images, videos and audio files
