Jonzac
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac | |
| Canton | Jonzac | |
| Community association | Haute-Saintonge | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 27 ′ N , 0 ° 26 ′ W | |
| height | 26-87 m | |
| surface | 13.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,432 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 262 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17500 | |
| INSEE code | 17197 | |
| Website | www.mairie-jonzac.fr | |
 Jonzac Castle |
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Jonzac is a French municipality with 3432 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it is the administrative seat of the arrondissement of Jonzac . The city lies on the Seugne . Jonzac has a direct train connection to Bordeaux St. Jean .
Population development
- 1800: 2509
- 1851: 2718
- 1901: 3366
- 1936: 3250
- 1962: 4020
- 1968: 4022
- 1975: 4306
- 1982: 4495
- 1990: 3998
- 1999: 3817
- 2008: 3552
- 2017: 3432
(from 1962 only residents with primary residence)
Attractions
- The Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais church probably dates from the 10th century. In 2008 and 2009, numerous graves with stone coffins from the Merovingian era were uncovered on their forecourt .
- Jonzac Castle , today the seat of the administrative authorities
- Market hall
- Thermal springs
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Jonzac
meteorite
In 1819 a stone meteorite weighing about 5 kilograms fell near Jonzac . It was classified as an achondrite of the eukrite type.
Personalities
- Jean Hyppolite (1907–1968), French philosopher, born in Jonzac
- Pierre Ruibet (1925–1944), resistance fighter who blew up the German ammunition depot in Jonzac in 1944
- Jacques Bossis , cyclist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 304-312.
Web links
Commons : Jonzac - collection of images, videos and audio files
