Jarnac

Jarnac (French pronunciation: [ʒaʁnak]; Occitan: [d͡ʒaɾˈnak]; Saintongese: Jharnat) is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France.[3]

Jarnac
Commune
Charente River
Charente River
Coat of arms of Jarnac
Coat of arms
Location of Jarnac
Jarnac is located in France
Jarnac
Jarnac
Jarnac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Jarnac
Jarnac
Coordinates: 45°40′53″N 0°10′33″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementCognac
CantonJarnac
IntercommunalityCA Grand Cognac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Gesse[1]
Area
1
11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
4,447
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
DemonymJarnacais.e
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16167 /16200
Elevation8–40 m (26–131 ft)
(avg. 19 m or 62 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It was the site of the Battle of Jarnac in 1569.

It is the birthplace and resting place of François Mitterrand, President of France from 1981 to 1995.

Geography

Jarnac is situated on the right (north) bank of the river Charente between Angoulême and Cognac. It is about 20 km west of Angoulême, and about 10 km east of Cognac.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,600—    
1800 1,725+1.08%
1806 1,401−3.41%
1821 1,934+2.17%
1831 2,282+1.67%
1841 2,510+0.96%
1846 2,814+2.31%
1851 3,358+3.60%
1856 3,462+0.61%
1861 3,854+2.17%
1866 4,243+1.94%
1872 4,691+1.69%
1876 4,979+1.50%
1881 4,356−2.64%
1886 4,450+0.43%
1891 4,880+1.86%
1896 4,980+0.41%
1901 4,911−0.28%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 4,894−0.07%
1911 4,619−1.15%
1921 4,075−1.25%
1926 3,880−0.98%
1931 3,796−0.44%
1936 3,587−1.13%
1946 3,885+0.80%
1954 4,100+0.68%
1962 4,574+1.38%
1968 4,717+0.51%
1975 5,042+0.96%
1982 4,861−0.52%
1990 4,786−0.19%
1999 4,659−0.30%
2007 4,508−0.41%
2012 4,419−0.40%
2017 4,403−0.07%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Personalities

Jarnac is the birthplace of former French president François Mitterrand (26 October 1916 – 8 January 1996) and the place where he is buried.

Gastronomy

The region has long been associated with the production of cognac. The town is host to numerous smaller cognac producers as well as larger internationally known brands such as Courvoisier, Delamain and Thomas Hine & Co.

International relations

Jarnac is paired with:

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Commune de Jarnac (16167), INSEE
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Jarnac, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  • Musée Mitterrand
    Musée Mitterrand
  • Church of Saint-Pierre in front of town hall
    Church of Saint-Pierre in front of town hall
  • Park, the mills, l'Écluse
    Park, the mills, l'Écluse
  • Port Gros-Jean
    Port Gros-Jean
  • La Fontbadant
    La Fontbadant
  • Grand pont on the Charente
    Grand pont on the Charente
  • Quai de l'Orangerie with Thomas Hine & Co. house
    Quai de l'Orangerie with Thomas Hine & Co. house
  • Quai de l'Orangerie and bridge
    Quai de l'Orangerie and bridge
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