Jarnac

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Jarnac
JarnacDepuisPontduParc 10 11 06.jpg
Charente River
Coat of arms of Jarnac
Jarnac is located in France
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Jarnac
Administration
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente
Arrondissement Cognaci
Canton Jarnac
Intercommunality Jarnac
Mayor Jérôme Royer
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 8–40 m (26–130 ft)
(avg. 19 m or 62 ft)
Land area1 11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population2 4,515  (2008)
 - Density 377 /km2 (980 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 16102/ 16200
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 45°40′53″N 0°10′33″W / 45.6814°N 0.1758°W / 45.6814; -0.1758

Jarnac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

It is the site of the Battle of Jarnac in 1569.

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[edit] Geography

Jarnac is situated on the right (north) bank of the river Charente between the towns of Angoulême and Cognac. It is around 20 km west of Angoulême, and around 10 km east of Cognac.

[edit] Population

Historical population of Jarnac
Year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1841 1846 1851 1856 1861
Population 1600 1725 1401 1934 2282 2510 2814 3358 3462 3854
Year 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906 1911
Population 4243 4691 4979 4356 4450 4880 4980 4911 4894 4619
Year 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982
Population 4075 3880 3796 3587 3885 4100 4574 4717 5042 4861
Year 1990 1999 2008
Population 4786 4665 4515

[edit] Personalities

Jarnac was the birthplace of former president François Mitterrand (26 October 1916 - 8 January 1996).

[edit] Gastronomy

The region is associated with the finer art of cognac production since the 1800s.

[edit] Sister cities

Jarnac is paired with:

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Gallery

  • le Musée Mitterrand

  • Église Saint-Pierre depuis la mairie

  • le Parc, les Moulins, l'Écluse

  • le Port Gros-Jean

  • La Fontbadant

  • le grand pont sur la Charente

  • le Quai de l'Orangerie

  • le Quai de l'Orangerie et le pont

[edit] External links

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