Jurignac

Jurignac

Town hall
Jurignac

Coordinates: 45°32′02″N 0°02′12″W / 45.534°N 0.0366°WCoordinates: 45°32′02″N 0°02′12″W / 45.534°N 0.0366°W
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente
Arrondissement Angoulême
Canton Blanzac-Porcheresse
Intercommunality Blanzacais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Guy Decelle
Area1 16.00 km2 (6.18 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 524
 • Density 33/km2 (85/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 16175 / 16250
Elevation 50–141 m (164–463 ft)
(avg. 130 m or 430 ft)

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.

Jurignac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793497—    
1800679+36.6%
1806649−4.4%
1821685+5.5%
1831811+18.4%
1841796−1.8%
1846803+0.9%
1851854+6.4%
1856802−6.1%
1861878+9.5%
1866886+0.9%
1872850−4.1%
1876820−3.5%
1881745−9.1%
1886659−11.5%
1891625−5.2%
1896642+2.7%
1901619−3.6%
1906591−4.5%
1911650+10.0%
1921594−8.6%
1926554−6.7%
1931540−2.5%
1936541+0.2%
1946538−0.6%
1954557+3.5%
1962545−2.2%
1968523−4.0%
1975552+5.5%
1982499−9.6%
1990539+8.0%
1999501−7.1%
2008524+4.6%

Sights

The commune contains the distillery of the cognac Andre Duclos, a building from the late nineteenth century which is now a music hall. It is the only listed building in the commune. St. Peter's Church is the main place of worship.

See also

References

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