Jonzac

Jonzac is a commune and a sub-prefecture in southwestern France, in the Charente-Maritime department (Nouvelle-Aquitaine region).

Jonzac
Jonzac
Chateau de Jonzac
Chateau de Jonzac
Coat of arms of Jonzac
Coat of arms
Location of Jonzac
Map
Jonzac is located in France
Jonzac
Jonzac
Jonzac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Jonzac
Jonzac
Coordinates: 45°26′48″N 0°26′01″W / 45.4467°N 0.4336°W / 45.4467; -0.4336
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementJonzac
CantonJonzac
IntercommunalityHaute-Saintonge
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Claude Belot
Area
1
13.09 km2 (5.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
3,465
 • Density260/km2 (690/sq mi)
DemonymJonzacais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17197 /17500
Elevation26–87 m (85–285 ft)
(avg. 57 m or 187 ft)
Websitewww.villedejonzac.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jonzac is a commune and a sub-prefecture in southwestern France, in the Charente-Maritime department (Nouvelle-Aquitaine region).

It is the capital of the southern arrondissement of the Charente-Maritime department.

History

Jonzac is in the historical region of Haute Saintonge. The city started on two hills, Balaguier et Montguimar, where are the main historical buildings of the city: the Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Jonzac church and the Château de Jonzac castle.

Geography

The city of Jonzac is far from the prefecture of Charente-Maritime, La Rochelle, that is at 105 km (65 mi) to the northwest, but it is at only 55 km (34 mi) from Angoulême, prefecture of the neighbour department of Charente, and at 90 km (56 mi) from Bordeaux, prefecture of the department of Gironde and main city of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Jonzac has an area of 13.09 km2 (5.05 sq mi) and its average altitude is 57 m (187 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 40 m (130 ft).[1]


Jonzac and its neighboring communes
Map of the commune of Jonzac


The communes that are around Jonzac are Saint-Martial-de-Vitaterne, Réaux, Champagnac, Ozillac, Saint-Simon-de-Bordes and Saint-Simon-de-Bordes.

The Seugne river, a left tributary of the Charente river, flows through the city from southeast to northwest.

Climate

The climate of Jonzac, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population

With a population of 3,465,[2] Jonzac has a population density of 147 inhabitants/km2.

The inhabitants of Jonzac are known, in French, as Jonzacais (women: Jonzacaises).[3]

Administration

Jonzac is a subprefecture of the Charente-Maritime department since 1800. Its INSEE code is 197 (combined with the code of the department: 17197). It is also the capital of the canton of Jonzac.[4]

  • Seugne river in Jonzac
    Seugne river in Jonzac
  • Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais church
    Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais church
  • Town hall of Jonzac
    Town hall of Jonzac
  • Les Antilles de Jonzac
    Les Antilles de Jonzac

References

  1. ↑ "Jonzac". Map-France.com.
  2. ↑ "Populations lègales 2013 - 17-Charente-Maritime". Populations légales 2013 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Les gentilés de Charente-Maritime (17)" (in French). habitants.fr. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Commune de Jonzac (17197)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 15 August 2016.

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