Jarnac
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | cognac | |
| Canton | Jarnac | |
| Community association | Grand Cognac | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 41 ′ N , 0 ° 11 ′ W | |
| height | 8-40 m | |
| surface | 11.99 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,403 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 367 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16200 | |
| INSEE code | 16167 | |
| Website | Jarnac municipality | |
 The Charente in Jarnac. |
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Jarnac is a French commune in the Charente department with 4403 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) on an area of 1199 hectares. Jarnac is located on the banks of the Charente River , which is used in this area for water tourism by pleasure boats and houseboats . Here is a charter base for houseboats. The city is also in the middle of the production center for cognac . Jarnac is home to several large cognac distilleries such as B. Courvoisier , Hine and Bisquit .
There is a cultural center in honor of the city's most famous son, François Mitterrand ; Mitterrand's birthplace can also be visited.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 4574 | 4717 | 5042 | 4861 | 4786 | 4659 | 4508 | 4413 |
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Town twinning
- Dalkeith , Scotland, since 1960
- Lautertal (Odenwald) , Germany, since 1982
- Donnacona , Province of Quebec , Canada, since 1995
- Dogliani , Italy, since 2000
Web links
Commons : Jarnac - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information about the birthplace on the city's tourism page ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French), accessed July 1, 2012
