Verneuil, Charente

Verneuil
Commune
Town hall
Location of Verneuil
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Coordinates: 45°46′56″N 0°41′43″E / 45.7822°N 0.6953°E / 45.7822; 0.6953
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Charente-Bonnieure
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christine Gondariz[1]
Area ^1	7.70 km^2 (2.97 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	92
• Density	12/km^2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16398 /16310
Elevation	217–298 m (712–978 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Verneuil (French pronunciation: [vɛʁnœj]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It lies near the Lac de Lavaud, an artificial lake created by a dam in the river Charente, built in 1988.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	137	—
1975	121	−1.76%
1982	105	−2.01%
1990	102	−0.36%
1999	85	−2.01%
2009	95	+1.12%
2014	97	+0.42%
2020	99	+0.34%
Source: INSEE[4]

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). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Présentation du barrage de Lavaud, EPTB Charente
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE