Val-de-Cognac
Val-de-Cognac | |
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Town hall in Cherves-Richemont | |
Location of Val-de-Cognac | |
Val-de-Cognac Val-de-Cognac | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′39″N 0°21′07″W / 45.74417°N 0.35194°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Cognac |
| Canton | Cognac-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Cognac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Jean-Marc Girardeau[1] |
Area 1 | 61.76 km2 (23.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,471 |
| • Density | 56.20/km2 (145.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16097 /16370 |
| Elevation | 5–104 m (16–341 ft) |
| Website | val-de-cognac.com |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Val-de-Cognac (French pronunciation: [val də kɔɲak], lit. 'Vale of Cognac') is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was formed on 1 January 2024, with the merger of Cherves-Richemont and Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac.
History
On 1 January 2024, Cherves-Richemont and Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac merged to create the new commune of Val-de-Cognac.[3] This merger was validated by the two municipal councils on 26 April 2023 and endorsed by a prefectural decree of 25 September.[4]
Geography
The new commune of Val-de-Cognac is located in the far west of the Charente department, in the small agricultural region of Cognaçais[5] and the micro-country of Borderies. It is located 41.3 km (25.7 mi) from Angoulême,[6] prefecture of the department, and 6.2 km (3.9 mi) from Cognac, the sub-prefecture. The commune is also part of the Cognac living area.
Population
Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,097 | — |
| 1975 | 3,611 | +2.22% |
| 1982 | 3,784 | +0.67% |
| 1990 | 3,734 | −0.17% |
| 1999 | 3,640 | −0.28% |
| 2007 | 3,689 | +0.17% |
| 2012 | 3,700 | +0.06% |
| 2017 | 3,560 | −0.77% |
| 2023 | 3,471 | −0.42% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Recueil des actes administratifs spécial n°16-2023-085 du département de la Charente publié le 29 septembre 2023" (pdf).
- ^ "Cherves et Saint-Sulpice vont devenir Val-de-Cognac, la fusion votée". Charente libre. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Petites régions agricoles (PRA) par commune". geo.data.gouv.fr. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Calcul de distance à vol d'oiseau". coordonnees-gps.fr. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE