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Jarnac
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Jarnac (; ; Saintongese: Jharnat) is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France. It is situated on the right (north) bank of the river Charente 20 km west of Angoulême, and about 10 km east of and Cognac.
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Jarnac is a commune in France, situated within the Charente department and the arrondissement of Cognac. It serves as the capital of the canton of Jarnac and is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The town borders Bourg-Charente, Chassors, Foussignac, and Gondeville, and lies next to the Charente river. Its official name is Jarnac, Union-Charente, and it has a postal code of 16200.
The area of Jarnac is 11.99 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 40 meters. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 5,042 residents and another citing 4,878. Demographic data indicates a male population of 2,035 and a female population of 2,368. The town is twinned with Dogliani and operates under the Europe/Paris timezone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Jarnac
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,878
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Jarnac
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image flag
- Flag of Jarnac.svg
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Jarnac (Charente).svg
- French commune.image
- JarnacDepuisPontduParc 10 11 06.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Charente River
- French commune.arrondissement
- Cognac
- French commune.canton
- Jarnac
- French commune.INSEE
- 16167
- French commune.postal code
- 16200
- French commune.mayor
- Philippe Gesse
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.population demonym
- Jarnacais(e)
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Grand Cognac
- French commune.elevation m
- 19
- French commune.elevation min m
- 8
- French commune.elevation max m
- 40
- French commune.area km2
- 11.99
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Union-Charente
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Cognac
- Population
- 4486
- Area
- 11.99
- Elevation
- 20
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Charente
- Shares border with
- Mainxe-Gondeville
- Official website
- ville-de-jarnac.fr
- Image
- Jarnac centre1.JPG
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- twinned administrative body
- Dogliani
- topic's main category
- Category:Jarnac
- Commons category
- Jarnac
- postal code
- 16200
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Jarnac
- associated electoral district
- canton of Jarnac
- male population
- 2035
- female population
- 2368
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P8168
- FOLFOX
- native label
- Jarnac
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-45-81-08-11
- fax number
- +33-5-45-35-09-67
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Population
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- Prehistory
- Antiquity
- Early Middle Ages
- Middle Ages
- Late Middle Ages
- Gallery
- Sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Jarnac (; ; Saintongese: Jharnat) is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France. It is situated on the right (north) bank of the river Charente 20 km west of Angoulême, and about 10 km east of and Cognac.
It was the site of the Battle of Jarnac in 1569.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jarnac” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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