Val-de-Cognac

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Val-de-Cognac

(2024–2026) Jean-Marc Girardeau^[1]Area

61.76 km² (23.85 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,468 • Density56/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

16097 /16370

Elevation5–104 m (16–341 ft)Websiteval-de-cognac.com¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Val-de-Cognac (French pronunciation: [val də kɔɲak], literally Vale of Cognac) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was formed on 1 January 2024, with the merger of Cherves-Richemont and Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac.

History

On 1 January 2024, Cherves-Richemont and Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac merged to create the new commune of Val-de-Cognac.^[3] This merger was validated by the two municipal councils on 26 April 2023 and endorsed by a prefectural decree of 25 September.^[4]

Geography

The new commune of Val-de-Cognac is located in the far west of the Charente department, in the small agricultural region of Cognaçais^[5] and the micro-country of Borderies. It is located 41.3 km (25.7 mi) from Angoulême,^[6] prefecture of the department, and 6.2 km (3.9 mi) from Cognac, the sub-prefecture. The commune is also part of the Cognac living area.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Recueil des actes administratifs spécial n°16-2023-085 du département de la Charente publié le 29 septembre 2023" (pdf).
^ "Cherves et Saint-Sulpice vont devenir Val-de-Cognac, la fusion votée". Charente libre. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
^ "Petites régions agricoles (PRA) par commune". geo.data.gouv.fr. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
^ "Calcul de distance à vol d'oiseau". coordonnees-gps.fr. Retrieved 15 October 2023.