Jarnac

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Jarnac
Commune
Charente River
Coat of arms
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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
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Gesse
Area 1	11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	4,411
• Density	370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (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.

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

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:

• Dalkeith, Scotland
• Lautertal (Odenwald), Germany
• Donnacona, Quebec, Canada
• Dogliani, Italy

See also[]

• Communes of the Charente department

References[]

Gallery[]

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  Musée Mitterrand

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  Church of Saint-Pierre in front of town hall

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  Park, the mills, l'Écluse

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  Port Gros-Jean

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  La Fontbadant

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  Grand pont on the Charente

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  Quai de l'Orangerie with Thomas Hine & Co. house

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  Quai de l'Orangerie and bridge

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jarnac.

• Jarnac in the regional press
• Tourism in Jarnac
• Local organizations
• Movie theaters

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