Nercillac

Nercillac (French pronunciation: [nɛʁsijak]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Nercillac
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Nercillac
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Coordinates: 45°42′58″N 0°14′42″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Jarnac
Intercommunality	CA Grand Cognac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Dupont[1]
Area 1	16.35 km2 (6.31 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,036
• Density	63.36/km2 (164.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16243 /16200
Elevation	8–34 m (26–112 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Pot shards and tegulae in Varaize near the edge of Soloire are signs of Gallo-Roman populations. Le Cluniac priory of Notre Dame located in Montour was founded in the eleventh century by the lords of Cognac and redesigned in the fifteenth century. It has been the object of pilgrimages until the Revolution, when it was sold to an individual. It was destroyed in the twentieth century. The lords lived in the home of Tignoux. Count Nercillac emigrated and returned after the restoration.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	764	—
1975	804	+0.73%
1982	1,047	+3.84%
1990	1,159	+1.28%
1999	1,050	−1.09%
2009	1,032	−0.17%
2014	1,087	+1.04%
2020	1,047	−0.62%
Source: INSEE[3]

Gallery

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  Soloire river
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  School and town hall
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  Nercillac church
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  Building behind the church
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  Fritillary guinea

See also

• Communes of the Charente department