Matha, Charente-Maritime

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Matha

(2020–2026) Wilfrid Hairie^[1]Area

19.08 km² (7.37 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,190 • Density110/km² (300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

17224 /17160

Elevation23–68 m (75–223 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Matha (French pronunciation: [mata]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population

In 1818 Matha absorbed the former commune of Saint-Hercé.^[3]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	702	—
1821	1,572	+2.92%
1841	1,935	+1.04%
1861	2,212	+0.67%
1881	2,214	+0.00%
1901	2,034	−0.42%
1921	1,905	−0.33%
1936	1,934	+0.10%
1946	2,140	+1.02%
1954	2,057	−0.49%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1962	2,148	+0.54%
1968	2,141	−0.05%
1975	2,252	+0.72%
1982	2,300	+0.30%
1990	2,183	−0.65%
1999	2,082	−0.52%
2007	2,135	+0.31%
2012	2,205	+0.65%
2017	2,166	−0.36%

Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Matha, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE