Marillac-le-Franc

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Marillac-le-Franc
Marillac-le-Franc (France)
Marillac-le-Franc
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Angoulême
Canton Val de Tardoire
Community association La Rochefoucauld-Porte du Périgord
Coordinates 45 ° 44 '  N , 0 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 44 '  N , 0 ° 26'  E
height 84-203 m
surface 14.49 km 2
Residents 824 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 57 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 16110
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) of Marillac-le-Franc

Marillac-le-Franc ( Occitan : Marilhac ) is a southwestern French community with 824 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Angoulême and the canton of Val de Tardoire (until 2015: canton of La Rochefoucauld ). The inhabitants are called Marillacois .

location

Marillac-le-Franc is about 18 kilometers northeast of Angoulême . Marillac-le-Franc is surrounded by the neighboring communities Taponnat-Fleurignac in the north, Yvrac-et-Malleyrand in the north and east, Saint-Sornin in the south, Moulins-sur-Tardoire with Rancogne in the southwest and La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois with La Rochefoucauld to the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 594 521 599 574 626 617 689 836
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Didier church from the 12th century, a historic monument since 1925
  • Aven de Marillac , prehistoric site

Web links

Commons : Marillac-le-Franc  - Collection of images, videos and audio files