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Location within Poitou-Charentes region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Cognaci |
| Canton | Jarnac |
| Intercommunality | Jarnac |
| Mayor | Jérôme Royer (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 8–40 m (26–130 ft) (avg. 19 m/62 ft) |
| Land area1 | 11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 4,515 (2008) |
| - Density | 377 /km2 (980 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16102/ 16200 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Jarnac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
It is the site of the Battle of Jarnac in 1569.
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Jarnac is situated on the right (north) bank of the river Charente between the towns of Angoulême and Cognac. It is around 20 km west of Angoulême, and around 10 km east of Cognac.
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 | 1861 |
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| Population | 1600 | 1725 | 1401 | 1934 | 2282 | 2510 | 2814 | 3358 | 3462 | 3854 |
| Year | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 | 1911 |
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| Population | 4243 | 4691 | 4979 | 4356 | 4450 | 4880 | 4980 | 4911 | 4894 | 4619 |
| Year | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 |
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| Population | 4075 | 3880 | 3796 | 3587 | 3885 | 4100 | 4574 | 4717 | 5042 | 4861 |
| Year | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 4786 | 4665 | 4515 |
Jarnac was the birthplace of former president François Mitterrand (26 October 1916 - 8 January 1996).
The region is associated with the finer art of cognac production since the 1800s.
Jarnac is paired with: