Jonzac
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Jonzac
Jhonzat (Poitevin–Saintongeais) | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Chateau | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Jonzac | |
  Jonzac  Jonzac | |
| Coordinates: 45°26′48″N 0°26′01″W / 45.4467°N 0.4336°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac |
| Canton | Jonzac |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Saintonge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Cabri[1] |
Area 1 | 13.09 km2 (5.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,602 |
| • Density | 275.2/km2 (712.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Jonzacais·e |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17197 /17500 |
| Elevation | 26–87 m (85–285 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Jonzac (French pronunciation: [ʒɔ̃zak] ⓘ; Poitevin-Saintongese: Jhonzat) is a commune of the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. The historian Jean Glénisson (1921–2010) was born in Jonzac as well as the philosopher Jean Hyppolite (1907–1968).
Geography
[edit]The river Seugne flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town.[3] The railway station of Jonzac has direct connections with Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station and La Rochelle station.[4]
Jonzac is located in the south of Charente-Maritime, with the department's capital La Rochelle 105 km to the northwest. The capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, Bordeaux, is 90 km to the southwest. 55 km to its east is Angoulême, capital of the neighbouring Charente department.
Population
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Seugne (R5--0250)".
- ^ Plan du réseau, TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Jonzac, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
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Media related to Jonzac at Wikimedia Commons
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