Virson | |
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Commune | |
Chateau des Granges
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Coordinates: 46°08′33″N 0°54′20″W / 46.1425°N 0.9055°WCoordinates: 46°08′33″N 0°54′20″W / 46.1425°N 0.9055°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rochefort |
Canton | Surgères |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Georges Delbecque |
Area1 | 9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 676 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 17480 /17290 |
Elevation | 6–36 m (20–118 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Virson is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The Atlantic Ocean is situated to the west.