Raix

Raix
Commune
Town hall
Location of Raix
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Coordinates: 46°00′06″N 0°06′46″E / 46.0017°N 0.1128°E / 46.0017; 0.1128
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Charente-Nord
Intercommunality	Val de Charente
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Baroni[1]
Area ^1	6.87 km^2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	134
• Density	19.5/km^2 (50.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16273 /16240
Elevation	89–146 m (292–479 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	170	—
1975	171	+0.08%
1982	185	+1.13%
1990	152	−2.43%
1999	150	−0.15%
2009	150	+0.00%
2014	149	−0.13%
2020	121	−3.41%
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