Reignac (Charente)

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Reignac
Reignac coat of arms
Reignac (France)
Reignac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement cognac
Canton Charente Sud
Community association 4B Sud Charente
Coordinates 45 ° 25 ′  N , 0 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 25 ′  N , 0 ° 11 ′  W
height 66-140 m
surface 22.14 km 2
Residents 747 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 34 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 16360
INSEE code

Reignac Town Hall (Mairie)

Reignac is a western French community with 747 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Cognac and the canton of Charente-Sud ( Baignes-Sainte-Radegonde until 2015 ). The inhabitants are called Reignacais .

location

Reignac is about 30 kilometers southwest of Angoulême . Reignac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montmérac in the north and west, Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire in the north, Salles-de-Barbezieux in the east and north-east, Condéon in the east and south-east and Le Tâtre in the south and south-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 651 636 618 605 606 582 620 747
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre church from the 12th century, monument historique since 1970
  • two mills from the 18th century
  • House Breuillac from the 17th / 18th centuries century

Web links

Commons : Reignac  - collection of images, videos and audio files