Ruffec, Charente

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Ruffec
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Ruffec
Coat of arms
Location of Ruffec
Ruffec is located in France
Ruffec
Ruffec
Coordinates: 46°01′46″N 0°12′00″E / 46.0294°N 0.2°E / 46.0294; 0.2Coordinates: 46°01′46″N 0°12′00″E / 46.0294°N 0.2°E / 46.0294; 0.2
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementConfolens
CantonCharente-Nord
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Bastier[1]
Area
1
13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
3,377
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16292 /16700
Elevation83–145 m (272–476 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

It is a stopover town on the road from Paris to Spain (Route nationale 10), between Poitiers and Angoulême.

During the Second World War, Ruffec was at the centre of Resistance for the evacuation of the Allied airmen towards Spain.[3]

Population[]

Its inhabitants are known as the Ruffécois or the Ruffécoises.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,937—    
18002,110+8.9%
18062,197+4.1%
18212,526+15.0%
18313,004+18.9%
18412,977−0.9%
18463,074+3.3%
18513,654+18.9%
18563,109−14.9%
18613,235+4.1%
18663,175−1.9%
18723,233+1.8%
18763,385+4.7%
18813,642+7.6%
18863,589−1.5%
18913,527−1.7%
18963,426−2.9%
YearPop.±%
19013,474+1.4%
19063,375−2.8%
19113,483+3.2%
19213,231−7.2%
19263,194−1.1%
19313,292+3.1%
19363,467+5.3%
19463,874+11.7%
19543,724−3.9%
19624,009+7.7%
19684,157+3.7%
19754,241+2.0%
19824,193−1.1%
19903,893−7.2%
19993,627−6.8%
20083,575−1.4%

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Ruffec is twinned with:

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Ruffec, histoire et patrimoine - Mairie Ruffec". www.mairie-ruffec.fr. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  4. ^ "Le nom des habitants du 16 - Charente - Habitants". www.habitants.fr. Retrieved 2019-12-17.


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