Rouffiac (Charente-Maritime)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Saintes | |
| Canton | Thénac | |
| Community association | Saintes | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 41 ′ N , 0 ° 29 ′ W | |
| height | 2–27 m | |
| surface | 5.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 459 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 78 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17800 | |
| INSEE code | 17304 | |
| Website | www.rouffiac17.com | |
Rouffiac is a western French community with 459 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saintes and the canton of Thénac (until 2015 Pons ). The inhabitants are called Rouffiacais .
location
Rouffiac is located about twelve kilometers southeast of Saintes in the cultural landscape of the Saintonge on the Charente . Rouffiac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Dompierre-sur-Charente in the north, Chérac in the northeast, Montils in the south and east and Saint-Sever-de-Saintonge in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 324 | 364 | 396 | 359 | 352 | 327 | 389 | 459 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Rouffiac (Charente-Maritime)
- Saint Vivien Church
Personalities
- Athanase Jean (1861–1932), writer, died here
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 608-610.
Web links
Commons : Rouffiac - collection of images, videos and audio files
