Bignay
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Bignay is a commune in France, situated within the Charente-Maritime department and the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély. It is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and the canton of Saint-Jean-d'Angély. The commune shares borders with Fenioux, Mazeray, Les Nouillers, and Taillant. Its postal code is 17400, and it lies at an elevation of 86 meters above sea level.
The area of Bignay is 8.73 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 439 residents, comprising 215 males and 196 females, while another records a population of 344. The official name of the locality is Bignay.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bignay
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 344
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Department
- Charente-Maritime
- Arrondissement
- Saint-Jean-d'Angély
- Canton
- Saint-Jean-d'Angély
- Intercommunality
- Vals de Saintonge
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Alain Mège
- Area
- 8.73 km (3.37 sq mi)
- Density
- 41.1/km (107/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 17046 /17400
- Elevation
- 14–86 m (46–282 ft) , (avg. 37 m or 121 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Bignay
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély
- Population
- 359
- Area
- 8.73
- Elevation
- 47
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Taillant
- Image
- Bignay Mairie.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bignay
- postal code
- 17400
- associated electoral district
- canton of Saint-Jean-d'Angély
- male population
- 215
- female population
- 196
- P8168
- Anne Ranasinghe
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-46-59-12-25
- fax number
- +33-5-46-24-63-49
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Encyclopedic overview
Bignay ( French pronunciation: [biɲɛ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Population
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bignay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.