Jurignac

Jurignac (French pronunciation: ​[ʒyʁiɲak]) is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val-des-Vignes.[2]

Jurignac
Part of Val-des-Vignes
Town hall
Location of Jurignac
Jurignac
Jurignac
Coordinates: 45°32′02″N 0°02′12″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementAngoulême
CantonBlanzac-Porcheresse
CommuneVal-des-Vignes
Area
1
16.00 km2 (6.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
641
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
16250
Elevation50–141 m (164–463 ft)
(avg. 130 m or 430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793497—    
1800679+36.6%
1806649−4.4%
1821685+5.5%
1831811+18.4%
1841796−1.8%
1846803+0.9%
1851854+6.4%
1856802−6.1%
1861878+9.5%
1866886+0.9%
1872850−4.1%
1876820−3.5%
1881745−9.1%
1886659−11.5%
1891625−5.2%
1896642+2.7%
YearPop.±%
1901619−3.6%
1906591−4.5%
1911650+10.0%
1921594−8.6%
1926554−6.7%
1931540−2.5%
1936541+0.2%
1946538−0.6%
1954557+3.5%
1962545−2.2%
1968523−4.0%
1975552+5.5%
1982499−9.6%
1990539+8.0%
1999501−7.1%
2008524+4.6%

Sights

The commune contains the distillery of the cognac Andre Duclos, a building from the late nineteenth century which is now a music hall. It is the only listed building in the commune. St. Peter's Church is the main place of worship.

See also

References
  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 5 October 2015 (in French)



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