Jonzac

For the Jonzac meteorite of 1819, see meteorite falls.

Jonzac (French pronunciation: [ʒɔ̃zak] ^ⓘ; Poitevin-Saintongese: Jhonzat) is a commune of the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. The historian Jean Glénisson (1921–2010) was born in Jonzac as well as the philosopher Jean Hyppolite (1907–1968).

Jonzac
Subprefecture and commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Jonzac
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Coordinates: 45°26′48″N 0°26′01″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Jonzac
Intercommunality	Haute-Saintonge
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Cabri[1]
Area 1	13.09 km2 (5.05 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,576
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Demonym	Jonzacais·e
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17197 /17500
Elevation	26–87 m (85–285 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Seugne flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town. The station of Jonzac has a direct connection the station Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean.

Jonzac is located in the south of Charente-Maritime, with the department's capital La Rochelle 105 km to the northwest. The capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, Bordeaux, is 90 km to the southwest. 55 km to its east is Angoulême, capital of the neighbouring Charente department.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,470 —     1800 2,509 +0.22% 1806 2,488 −0.14% 1821 2,465 −0.06% 1831 2,618 +0.60% 1836 2,514 −0.81% 1841 2,524 +0.08% 1846 2,591 +0.53% 1851 2,718 +0.96% 1856 2,792 +0.54% 1861 3,005 +1.48% 1866 3,147 +0.93% 1872 3,260 +0.59% 1876 3,296 +0.27% 1881 3,210 −0.53% 1886 3,237 +0.17% 1891 3,431 +1.17% 1896 3,344 −0.51%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,366 +0.13% 1906 3,287 −0.47% 1911 3,210 −0.47% 1921 2,896 −1.02% 1926 3,041 +0.98% 1931 3,142 +0.66% 1936 3,250 +0.68% 1946 3,771 +1.50% 1954 3,575 −0.66% 1962 4,020 +1.48% 1968 4,022 +0.01% 1975 4,306 +0.98% 1982 4,494 +0.61% 1990 3,998 −1.45% 1999 3,817 −0.51% 2007 3,511 −1.04% 2012 3,502 −0.05% 2017 3,432 −0.40%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department