Montignac-Charente
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Confolens | |
| Canton | Boixe-et-Manslois | |
| Community association | Coeur de Charente | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 47 ' N , 0 ° 8' E | |
| height | 39-90 m | |
| surface | 8.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 728 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 84 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16330 | |
| INSEE code | 16226 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Montignac-Charente |
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Montignac-Charente is a French municipality with 728 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the Arrondissement Confolens ( Angoulême until 2017 ) and the canton Boixe-et-Manslois ( Saint-Amant-de-Boixe until 2015 ). The inhabitants are called Montignacais .
geography
Montignac-Charente is about fourteen kilometers north-northwest of Angoulême on the Charente . Montignac-Charente is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Amant-de-Boixe in the north and east, Vars in the south and south-east, Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac in the south-west and Vouharte in the west and north-west.
history
Chebrac has belonged to the municipality since 1931 .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 568 | 608 | 709 | 772 | 709 | 701 | 757 | 706 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Étienne church from the 17th century
- Donjon from the 12th century, monument historique since 1962
Web links
Commons : Montignac-Charente - Collection of images, videos and audio files
