Chabanais

Chabanais
Commune
Route nationale 141
Coat of arms
Chabanais Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region Chabanais
Coordinates: 45°52′30″N 0°43′14″E / 45.875°N 0.7206°E / 45.875; 0.7206Coordinates: 45°52′30″N 0°43′14″E / 45.875°N 0.7206°E / 45.875; 0.7206
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Charente-Vienne
Intercommunality	Haute-Charente
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Gealageas
Area1	15.01 km2 (5.80 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,879
• Density	130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16070 /16150
Elevation	148–250 m (486–820 ft) (avg. 156 m or 512 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.

Chabanais (Occitan: Chabanès) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Geography

The Vienne River passes through Chabanais. The village is located in the Rochechouart crater, an ancient asteroid impact crater that eroded away and is not visible anymore.

The Vienne River close to the bridge

History

Chabanais was struck by an F2 tornado on 5 May 1997.

Population

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

• INSEE

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