Ruelle-sur-Touvre is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 981 —     1800 1,189 +2.79% 1806 1,075 −1.67% 1821 1,211 +0.80% 1831 1,215 +0.03% 1841 1,508 +2.18% 1846 1,625 +1.51% 1851 1,579 −0.57% 1856 1,429 −1.98% 1861 1,635 +2.73% 1866 1,733 +1.17% 1872 1,831 +0.92% 1876 2,039 +2.73% 1881 2,554 +4.61% 1886 2,797 +1.83% 1891 2,914 +0.82% 1896 3,615 +4.41% 1901 4,030 +2.20%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 4,071 +0.20% 1911 4,187 +0.56% 1921 3,944 −0.60% 1926 3,982 +0.19% 1931 4,264 +1.38% 1936 4,500 +1.08% 1946 4,811 +0.67% 1954 5,366 +1.37% 1962 5,855 +1.10% 1968 6,507 +1.78% 1975 8,152 +3.27% 1982 7,769 −0.69% 1990 7,203 −0.94% 1999 7,220 +0.03% 2007 7,468 +0.42% 2012 7,436 −0.09% 2017 7,201 −0.64%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

International relations

The commune has been twinned with Amstetten, Lower Austria since 1972 and Banbridge in Northern Ireland since 1994.

See also

• Communes of the Charente department