Champagnac, Charente-Maritime
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Champagnac | |
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 A general view of Champagnac | |
Location of Champagnac  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°25′31″N 0°22′53″W / 45.4253°N 0.3814°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac |
| Canton | Jonzac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Rode[1] |
Area 1 | 12.89 km2 (4.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 493 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17082 /17500 |
| Elevation | 31–92 m (102–302 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Champagnac (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃paɲak]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
The Seugne forms most of the commune's southwestern border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 359 | — |
| 1968 | 404 | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 401 | −0.7% |
| 1982 | 431 | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 427 | −0.9% |
| 1999 | 463 | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 531 | +14.7% |
Personalities
- Régis Messac, author, (Champagnac, 2 August 1893 - near Gross-Rosen or Dora, around 1945) was born in the Champagnac schoolhouse where his maternal grandparents, Jean Gabillaud and his wife Justine taught.
