Jarnac
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Charente River | |
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Location of Jarnac | |
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| Coordinates: 45°40′53″N 0°10′33″W / 45.6814°N 0.1758°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Cognac |
| Canton | Jarnac |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Cognac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Gesse |
Area 1 | 11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 4,486 |
| • Density | 374.1/km2 (969.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Jarnacais(e) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16167 /16200 |
| Elevation | 8–40 m (26–131 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Jarnac (French pronunciation: [ʒaʁnak]; Occitan: [d͡ʒaɾˈnak]; Saintongese: Jharnat) is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France. It is situated on the right (north) bank of the river Charente 20 km west of Angoulême, and about 10 km east of and Cognac.
It was the site of the Battle of Jarnac in 1569.
The region has long been associated with the production of cognac. The town is host to numerous smaller cognac producers as well as larger internationally known brands such as Courvoisier, Delamain and Thomas Hine & Co.
It is the birthplace and resting place of François Mitterrand, President of France from 1981 to 1995.