Archiac
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Place details
- Locality
- Archiac
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 817
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Archiac
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Archiac1.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Archiac Town Centre
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Archiac 17.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Jonzac
- French commune.canton
- Jonzac
- French commune.INSEE
- 17016
- French commune.postal code
- 17520
- French commune.mayor
- Suzy Cosson-Descubes
- French commune.term
- 2023–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Haute-Saintonge
- French commune.elevation m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Archiac
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Jonzac
- Population
- +773
- Area
- +4.48
- Elevation
- +76
- Capital of
- canton of Archiac
- Shares border with
- Sainte-Lheurine
- Official website
- archiac.fr
- Image
- Archiac1.JPG
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Neighbouring communes and villages
- History
- Heraldry
- Administration
- Demography
- Distribution of age groups
- Sites and monuments
- Notable people linked to the commune
- See also
- References
- External links
Archiac () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
==Geography== Archiac is located in the south of the department of Charente Maritime in the historic region of Saintonge some 20 km south of Cognac, 15 km north-west of Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire and 15 km north-east of Jonzac. The village has the status of a town and is located at the intersection of two main highways: the D699 from Arthenac in the south-west to Ambleville in the north-east; and the D731 from Cierzac in the north-west which continues south-east from the village. The north-eastern border of the commune is also the border between Charente-Maritime and Charente departments. Other access roads include the D149 which is a short-cut connection between the D699 and the D733 west of the village and the D152 which goes south from the village to Saint-Maigrin. There are also the hamlets of La Grue and Saint-Pierre north-east of the village. Apart from some wooded areas near the village the commune is entirely farmland.