Chabanais
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Place details
- Locality
- Chabanais
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,889
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Chabanais
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Chabanais (Charente).svg
- French commune.image
- N141 - Chabanais.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Route nationale 141
- French commune.arrondissement
- Confolens
- French commune.canton
- Charente-Vienne
- French commune.INSEE
- 16070
- French commune.postal code
- 16150
- French commune.mayor
- Michel Boutant
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 156
- French commune.elevation min m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Chabanais
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Confolens
- Population
- +1589
- Area
- +15.01
- Elevation
- +189
- Body of water
- Vienne
- Capital of
- canton of Chabanais
- Shares border with
- Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente
- Official website
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- Geography
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- Population
- See also
- References
Chabanais (; ) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
==Geography== thumb|left|The Vienne River close to the bridge The river Vienne passes through Chabanais. The village is located in the Rochechouart impact structure. The ancient asteroid impact crater associated with it has eroded away and is no longer visible. Located in the heart of the Charente, Chabanais is 42 km west of Limoges, 50 km northeast of Angoulême, 77 km north of Périgueux, and 84 km southeast of Poitiers.