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Bois
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Bois is a commune in France, situated within the Charente-Maritime department and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It lies in the arrondissement of Jonzac and the canton of Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge, while its associated electoral district is the canton of Pons. The municipality shares borders with Champagnolles, Lorignac, Plassac, and Saint-Ciers-du-Taillon.
The area of Bois is 21.12 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 59 meters. Its population is recorded as 672, comprising 242 males and 288 females. The postal code for the commune is 17240.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bois
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 450
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Department
- Charente-Maritime
- Arrondissement
- Jonzac
- Canton
- Pons
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Thierry Annereau
- Area
- 21.12 km (8.15 sq mi)
- Density
- 24.8/km (64.1/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 17050 /17240
- Elevation
- 29–59 m (95–194 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Bois
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Jonzac
- Population
- 519
- Area
- 21.12
- Elevation
- 41
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin
- Image
- L'église de Bois.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bois (Charente-Maritime)
- postal code
- 17240
- associated electoral district
- canton of Pons
- male population
- 242
- female population
- 288
- native label
- Bois
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-46-49-82-24
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Encyclopedic overview
Bois ( French pronunciation: [bwa] ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Population
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bois” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.