Cressac-Saint-Genis
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| local community | Coteaux-du-Blanzacais | |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | cognac | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 27 ' N , 0 ° 1' E | |
| Post Code | 16250 | |
| Former INSEE code | 16115 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 former town hall of Cressac-Saint-Genis |
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Cressac-Saint-Genis is a village and a former French commune of 160 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Angoulême and the Canton of Charente-Sud . The inhabitants are called Cressacais .
geography
Cressac-Saint-Genis is about thirty kilometers south-southwest of Angoulême .
history
In 1973, Cressac and Saint-Genis were merged.
With effect from January 1, 2017, the former municipalities of Blanzac-Porcheresse and Cressac-Saint-Genis were merged to form the Commune nouvelle under the name of Côteaux du Blanzacais and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Blanzac-Porcheresse.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 117 | 127 | 162 | 150 | 128 | 125 | 150 | 154 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church
- Saint-Genis church
- Chapel of the Commander of the Knights Templar from the 12th century, a monument historique since 1914
Notre-Dame church
Saint-Genis church
Chapel of the Knights Templar Commander
