Bignay, Charente-Maritime

Bignay
The town hall in Bignay
Location of Bignay
Bignay
Bignay
Coordinates: 45°55′01″N 0°36′00″W / 45.9169°N 0.6°W / 45.9169; -0.6
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementSaint-Jean-d'Angély
CantonSaint-Jean-d'Angély
IntercommunalityVals de Saintonge
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Alain Mège
Area
1
8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
363
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17046 /17400
Elevation14–86 m (46–282 ft)
(avg. 37 m or 121 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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