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Jonzac
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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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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
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Jonzac
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Jonzac
- Population
- 3542
- Area
- 13.09
- Elevation
- 52
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Jonzac
- 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
- P8168
- Charles Estoppey
- 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
5 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Population
- See also
- References
- External links
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.
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