La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois

La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃfuko ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃ɡumwa], literally La Rochefoucauld in Angoumois; Occitan: La Ròcha Focaud d'Engolmés) is a commune in the department of Charente, southwestern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of La Rochefoucauld (the seat) and Saint-Projet-Saint-Constant.^[3]

La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
Commune
The town hall in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
Location of La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
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Coordinates: 45°44′29″N 0°23′14″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Angoulême
Canton	Val de Tardoire
Intercommunality	La Rochefoucauld - Porte du Périgord
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Louis Marsaud[1]
Area 1	24.15 km2 (9.32 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,020
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16281 /16110
Elevation	75–136 m (246–446 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In February 2021, speleologists explored a kilometre-long sepulchral cave containing numerous ceramics and a dozen human skulls. The site, located in the commune, was occupied for more than a millennium during the Bronze Age, until about 900 BC.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,434	—
1975	4,453	+0.06%
1982	4,070	−1.28%
1990	4,290	+0.66%
1999	4,148	−0.37%
2007	4,188	+0.12%
2012	3,961	−1.11%
2017	3,981	+0.10%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Charente department