Chabanais
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Confolens | |
| Canton | Charente-Vienne | |
| Community association | Charente limousine | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 53 ' N , 0 ° 43' E | |
| height | 148-250 m | |
| surface | 15.01 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,651 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 110 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16150 | |
| INSEE code | 16070 | |
| Website | www.Chabanais.fr | |
 Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
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Chabanais is a French commune with 1,651 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Confolens and the canton of Charente-Vienne .
Neighboring municipalities of Chabanais are Chirac in the north, Étagnac in the east, Chassenon in the southeast, Pressignac in the south, Vanzac and Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente in the southwest and Exideuil-sur-Vienne in the west.
Population development
- 1962: 2164
- 1968: 2439
- 1975: 2434
- 1982: 2242
- 1990: 2107
- 1999: 1941
- 2007: 1885
- 2016: 1693
Attractions
- Parish Church of Saint-Sébastien
- Saint-Pierre church
- Saint-Michel steeple
- Notre-Dame priory in the Grenord district
- Arboretum du Chêne-Vert
Saint-Pierre
Notre Dame
Personalities
- The Colbert family, under the title of Marquis de Chabanais
- Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie (1626–1688), lawyer
- Pierre Antoine Dupont-Chaumont (1759-1838), General
- Pierre Dupont de Poursat (1761–1835), Bishop of Coutances
- Pierre Dupont de l'Étang (1765–1840), General and Minister of War
- The maternal ancestors of President Sadi Carnot (1837-1894)
- Michel Boutant (* 1956), politician
Town twinning
Web links
Commons : Chabanais - collection of images, videos and audio files
