Jouac

Jouac

Jouac
Administration
Country France
Region Limousin
Department Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement Bellac
Canton Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles
Intercommunality Brame-Benaize
Mayor Pascal Lageon
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 170–271 m (560–889 ft)
Land area1 20.31 km2 (7.84 sq mi)
Population2 211  (2006)
 - Density 10 /km2 (26 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 87080/ 87890
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.

Jouac (Occitan: Joac) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.

Geography

The river Benaize forms part of the commune's eastern border, flows through the commune, crossing the village of Jouac, then forms part of the commune's north-western border.

Inhabitants are known as Jouacais.

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