Jarnac

Jarnac
Commune
Charente River

Coat of arms
Jarnac
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Jarnac
Coordinates: 45°40′53″N 0°10′33″W / 45.6814°N 0.1758°W / 45.6814; -0.1758Coordinates: 45°40′53″N 0°10′33″W / 45.6814°N 0.1758°W / 45.6814; -0.1758
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Cognac
Canton Jarnac
Intercommunality Jarnac
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jérôme Royer
Area1 11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 4,515
 • Density 380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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 is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

It is 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.

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

International relations

Jarnac is paired with:

See also

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