Jonzac
Jonzac | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Chateau | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Jonzac | |
Jonzac Jonzac | |
| Coordinates: 45°26′48″N 0°26′01″W / 45.4467°N 0.4336°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac |
| Canton | Jonzac |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Saintonge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Cabri[1] |
Area 1 | 13.09 km2 (5.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,602 |
| • Density | 275.2/km2 (712.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Jonzacais·e |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17197 /17500 |
| Elevation | 26–87 m (85–285 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Jonzac (French pronunciation: [ʒɔ̃zak] ⓘ; Poitevin-Saintongese: Jhonzat) is a commune of the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. The historian Jean Glénisson (1921–2010) was born in Jonzac as well as the philosopher Jean Hyppolite (1907–1968).
Geography
The river Seugne flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town.[3] The railway station of Jonzac has direct connections with Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station and La Rochelle station.[4]
Jonzac is located in the south of Charente-Maritime, with the department's capital La Rochelle 105 km to the northwest. The capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, Bordeaux, is 90 km to the southwest. 55 km to its east is Angoulême, capital of the neighbouring Charente department.
Population
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See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Seugne (R5--0250)".
- ^ Plan du réseau, TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Jonzac, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
- Media related to Jonzac at Wikimedia Commons