Cognac (commune)

Cognac is a commune in southwestern France in the Charente department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, of which it is a subprefecture.

Cognac
St-Jacques gate, Cognac.
Coat of arms
Location of Cognac
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Coordinates: 45°42′N 0°20′W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Cognac-1 Cognac-2
Intercommunality	Grand Cognac
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Michel Gourinchas[1]
Area 1	15.5 km2 (6.0 sq mi)
Population  (2014)	18,717
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16102 /16100
Elevation	5–53 m (16–174 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft)
Website	Ville de Cognac
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The city of Cognac is along the Charente river, mainly on its left side, between the cities of Angoulême, prefecture of the Charente department, and Saintes, a subprefecture in the Charente-Maritime department.

It has an area of 15.5 km² (6.0 sq mi).^[2] Its average altitude is 29 m (95 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 21 m (69 ft).^[3]

Cognac is at about 60 km (37 mi) to the east of the Atlantic coast.

Distance from Cognac to other cities

Bordeaux	Toulouse	Montpellier	Lyon	Nantes	Paris	Marseille
124 km (77 mi)	360 km (220 mi)	599 km (372 mi)	557 km (346 mi)	245 km (152 mi)	450 km (280 mi)	764 km (475 mi)

Cognac and its neighboring communes

The city of Angoulême is surrounded by the communes:

Climate

The climate of Cognac is an oceanic climate with template summers, Cfb (Marine West Coast Climate) in the Köppen climate classification.^[4]

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Cognac is 777.2 mm (30.6 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is November with 86.4 mm (3.4 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of 48.3 mm (1.9 in).

The average temperature for the year in Cognac is 13.3 °C (55.9 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 21.1 °C (70.0 °F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 6.1 °C (43.0 °F).

Climate data for Cognac, France
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	9.4 (48.9)	11.0 (51.8)	14.4 (57.9)	16.9 (62.4)	20.8 (69.4)	24.3 (75.7)	26.8 (80.2)	26.7 (80.1)	23.5 (74.3)	18.9 (66.0)	13.0 (55.4)	9.8 (49.6)	18.0 (64.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.1 (43.0)	6.9 (44.4)	9.7 (49.5)	11.9 (53.4)	15.7 (60.3)	19.0 (66.2)	21.1 (70.0)	20.9 (69.6)	17.9 (64.2)	14.4 (57.9)	9.3 (48.7)	6.6 (43.9)	13.3 (55.9)
Average low °C (°F)	2.8 (37.0)	2.8 (37.0)	4.9 (40.8)	6.9 (44.4)	10.6 (51.1)	13.6 (56.5)	15.3 (59.5)	15.0 (59.0)	12.3 (54.1)	9.8 (49.6)	5.5 (41.9)	3.3 (37.9)	8.6 (47.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	71.9 (2.83)	52.0 (2.05)	57.7 (2.27)	71.0 (2.80)	65.1 (2.56)	52.3 (2.06)	48.2 (1.90)	47.3 (1.86)	59.8 (2.35)	81.2 (3.20)	86.3 (3.40)	84.3 (3.32)	777.1 (30.6)
Source: Weatherbase.com

Population

The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Cognaçais (women: Cognaçaises).^[5]

With a population of 18,717,^[6] Cognac has a population density of 1,208 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Cognac

Administration

Cognac is a subprefecture of the Charente department, the capital of the arrondissement of Cognac and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of two cantons:

• Cognac-1, with 16,721 inhabitants (2014).
• Cognac-2, with 17,693 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Grand Cognac (French: Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac).

Twinned and partner towns

Cognac is twinned with:^[7]

• Königswinter, Germany
• Perth, Scotland, UK
• Denison, Texas, USA
• Valdepeñas, Spain
• Tovuz, Azerbaijan

Gallery

• 
  The Charente river in Cognac.
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  François Ier square.
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  Subprefecture of Cognac.
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  Cognac city hall.
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  Saint-Jacques church.

Related pages

• Arrondissement of Cognac
• Communes of the Charente department