Ars, Charente

Ars
Commune
Town hall
Location of Ars
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Coordinates: 45°38′38″N 0°22′52″W / 45.6439°N 0.3811°W / 45.6439; -0.3811
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Cognac-2
Intercommunality	CA Grand Cognac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Simon André Burtin[1]
Area ^1	11.40 km^2 (4.40 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	686
• Density	60.2/km^2 (156/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16018 /16130
Elevation	5–58 m (16–190 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ars is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	417	—
1975	482	+2.09%
1982	639	+4.11%
1990	750	+2.02%
1999	746	−0.06%
2009	716	−0.41%
2014	734	+0.50%
2020	704	−0.69%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE