Esse | |
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Town hall and museum | |
![]() Location of Esse | |
| Coordinates: 46°02′00″N 0°43′20″E / 46.0333°N .7222°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Charente-Vienne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Roland Fourgeaud |
Area 1 | 30.37 km2 (11.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 242 m (794 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 518 |
| • Density | 17.1/km2 (44.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16131 /16500 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Esse (French pronunciation: [ɛs]; Occitan: Essa) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 473 | — |
| 1975 | 427 | −1.45% |
| 1982 | 466 | +1.26% |
| 1990 | 503 | +0.96% |
| 1999 | 497 | −0.13% |
| 2007 | 503 | +0.15% |
| 2012 | 500 | −0.12% |
| 2017 | 498 | −0.08% |
| 2023 | 518 | +0.66% |
| Source: INSEE | ||