Jarnac

Jarnac
Commune
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Location of Jarnac
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Coordinates: 45°40′53″N 0°10′33″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Jarnac
Intercommunality	Grand Cognac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Gesse
Area 1	11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)	4,434
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16167 /16200
Elevation	8–40 m (26–131 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jarnac is a commune. It is in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the Charente department in southwest France.

It is the birthplace and resting place of François Mitterrand, President of France (1981–1995).

Geography

Jarnac is on the river Charente.

History

In 1569, it was the site of the Battle of Jarnac.

Other websites

• Media related to Jarnac at Wikimedia Commons