Jonzac

For the Jonzac meteorite of 1819, see meteorite falls.

Jonzac
Chateau
Jonzac
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Jonzac
Administration
Country	France
Region	Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Jonzac
Intercommunality	Haute-Saintonge
Mayor	Claude Belot (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	26–87 m (85–285 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
Land area1	13.09 km2 (5.05 sq mi)
Population2	3,552  (2008)
- Density	271 /km2 (700 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	17197/ 17500
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.

Jonzac is a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Geography

The river Seugne flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town.

Population

Historical population of Jonzac

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	2470	2509	2488	2465	2618	2514	2524	2591	2718	2792

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	3005	3147	3260	3296	3210	3237	3431	3344	3366	3287

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
Population	3210	2896	3041	3142	3250	3771	3575	4020	4022	4306

Year	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	4494	3998	3814	3552

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

• INSEE