Rouillac (Rouillac)

Rouillac
local community	Rouillac
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	cognac
Coordinates	45 ° 47 ′ N , 0 ° 4 ′ W Coordinates: 45 ° 47 ′ N , 0 ° 4 ′ W
Post Code	16170
Former INSEE code	16286
Incorporation	January 1, 2016
status	Commune déléguée

Rouillac is a village and a former French commune with 1,937 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ). It belonged to the arrondissement of Cognac and the canton of Val de Nouère (until 2015: canton of Rouillac ). The inhabitants are called Rouillacais .

With effect from January 1, 2016, the former municipalities of Rouillac , Plaizac and Sonneville were merged, creating a commune nouvelle of the same name called Rouillac . The former municipalities have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in the village of Rouillac.

geography

Rouillac is located about 19 kilometers northeast of Cognac on the River Nouère . Previously, Rouillac was surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montigné in the north, Gourville in the northeast, Saint-Cybardeaux in the east, Vaux-Rouillac in the south, Plaizac in the southwest, Mareuil in the west and Sonneville in the northwest.

The former Routes nationales 139 (today's D939) and 736 (today's D736) run through the municipality .