Merpins

Merpins
Commune
Town hall
Location of Merpins
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Coordinates: 45°40′27″N 0°21′55″W / 45.6742°N 0.3653°W / 45.6742; -0.3653
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Cognac-2
Intercommunality	CA Grand Cognac
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Hubert Demenier[1]
Area ^1	10.46 km^2 (4.04 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	1,085
• Density	103.7/km^2 (268.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16217 /16100
Elevation	2–33 m (6.6–108.3 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Merpins (French pronunciation: [mɛʁpɛ̃]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	832	—
1975	895	+1.05%
1982	953	+0.90%
1990	1,025	+0.91%
1999	940	−0.96%
2009	1,018	+0.80%
2014	1,068	+0.96%
2020	1,100	+0.49%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE