Jonzac
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Jonzac
|commune status = Subprefecture and commune
|image = Jonzac2.6.JPG
|caption = Chateau
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Jonzac (Charente-Maritime).svg
|arrondissement = Jonzac
|canton = Jonzac
|INSEE = 17197
|postal code = 17500
|population demonym = Jonzacais·e
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Haute-Saintonge
|coordinates = {{coord|45.4467|-0.4336|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 40
|elevation min m = 26
|elevation max m = 87
|area km2 = 13.09
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Jonzac ({{IPA|fr|ʒɔ̃zak|-|Fr-Paris--Jonzac.ogg}}; {{langx|fr|label=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
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The river Seugne flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town. The station of Jonzac has a direct connection the station Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean.
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
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|17892|Jonzac}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-17197#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |2470
|1800 |2509
|1806 |2488
|1821 |2465
|1831 |2618
|1836 |2514
|1841 |2524
|1846 |2591
|1851 |2718
|1856 |2792
|1861 |3005
|1866 |3147
|1872 |3260
|1876 |3296
|1881 |3210
|1886 |3237
|1891 |3431
|1896 |3344
|1901 |3366
|1906 |3287
|1911 |3210
|1921 |2896
|1926 |3041
|1931 |3142
|1936 |3250
|1946 |3771
|1954 |3575
|1962 |4020
|1968 |4022
|1975 |4306
|1982 |4494
|1990 |3998
|1999 |3817
|2007 |3511
|2012 |3502
|2017 |3432
}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Jonzac}}
{{Charente-Maritime communes}}
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Category:Communes of Charente-Maritime
Category:Subprefectures in France
Category:Charente-Maritime communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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