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Jonzac (; ) is a commune of the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. The historian Jean Glénisson (1921–2010) was born in Jonzac as well as the philosopher Jean Hyppolite (1907–1968).

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Jonzac is a commune in France, situated in the Charente-Maritime department within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves as the capital of both the arrondissement of Jonzac and the canton of Jonzac. The town has a population of 4,494, comprising 1,561 males and 1,871 females, and covers an area of 13.09 square kilometers.

The commune shares borders with Champagnac, Ozillac, Réaux sur Trèfle, and Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 87 meters. Jonzac is twinned with Grindavíkurbær. The local postal code is 17500, and the official website for the municipality is villedejonzac.fr.

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Place details

Locality
Jonzac
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Population
4,524
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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9.4 µg/m³
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13.5 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Jonzac
French commune.commune status
Subprefecture and commune
French commune.image
Jonzac2.6.JPG
French commune.caption
Chateau
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Jonzac (Charente-Maritime).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Jonzac
French commune.canton
Jonzac
French commune.INSEE
17197
French commune.postal code
17500
French commune.population demonym
Jonzacais·e
French commune.mayor
Christophe Cabri
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Haute-Saintonge
French commune.elevation m
40
French commune.elevation min m
26
French commune.elevation max m
87
French commune.area km2
13.09

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Jonzac
Country
France
Population
3542
Area
13.09
Elevation
52
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Réaux
Official website
villedejonzac.fr
Image
Chateau de Jonzac.jpg
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Commons category
Jonzac
postal code
17500
twinned administrative body
Grindavíkurbær
topic's main category
Category:Jonzac
associated electoral district
canton of Jonzac
male population
1561
female population
1871
email address
mailto:[email protected]
contact page URL
villedejonzac.fr/contact
phone number
+33-5-46-48-04-11
fax number
+33-5-46-48-54-32
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Geography
  • Population
  • See also
  • References
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Jonzac (; ) is a commune of the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. The historian Jean Glénisson (1921–2010) was born in Jonzac as well as the philosopher Jean Hyppolite (1907–1968).

==Geography== The river Seugne flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town. The railway station of Jonzac has direct connections with Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station and La Rochelle station.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jonzac” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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