Jarnac

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Jarnac
Commune
Charente River
Charente River
Coat of arms of Jarnac
Coat of arms
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente
Arrondissement Cognac
Canton Jarnac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Gesse
Area1 11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2 Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'.
INSEE/Postal code 16102 / 16200
Elevation 8–40 m (26–131 ft)
(avg. 19 m or 62 ft)
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.

Jarnac (French pronunciation: ​[ʒaʁnak]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

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

Geography

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

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1793 1,600 —    
1800 1,725 +7.8%
1806 1,401 −18.8%
1821 1,934 +38.0%
1831 2,282 +18.0%
1841 2,510 +10.0%
1846 2,814 +12.1%
1851 3,358 +19.3%
1856 3,462 +3.1%
1861 3,854 +11.3%
1866 4,243 +10.1%
1872 4,691 +10.6%
1876 4,979 +6.1%
1881 4,356 −12.5%
1886 4,450 +2.2%
1891 4,880 +9.7%
1896 4,980 +2.0%
1901 4,911 −1.4%
1906 4,894 −0.3%
1911 4,619 −5.6%
1921 4,075 −11.8%
1926 3,880 −4.8%
1931 3,796 −2.2%
1936 3,587 −5.5%
1946 3,885 +8.3%
1954 4,100 +5.5%
1962 4,574 +11.6%
1968 4,717 +3.1%
1975 5,042 +6.9%
1982 4,861 −3.6%
1990 4,786 −1.5%
1999 4,665 −2.5%
2008 4,515 −3.2%

Personalities

Jarnac is the birthplace of former French president François Mitterrand (26 October 1916 – 8 January 1996) and the place where he is buried.

Gastronomy

The region has long been associated with the production of cognac. The town is host to numerous smaller cognac producers as well as larger internationally known brands such as Courvoisier, Delamain and Thomas Hine & Co..

International relations

Jarnac is paired with:

See also

References

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