Val-de-Cognac

Val-de-Cognac
Commune
Town hall in Cherves-Richemont
Town hall in Cherves-Richemont
Location of Val-de-Cognac
Map
Val-de-Cognac is located in France
Val-de-Cognac
Val-de-Cognac
Val-de-Cognac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Val-de-Cognac
Val-de-Cognac
Coordinates: 45°44′39″N 0°21′07″W / 45.74417°N 0.35194°W / 45.74417; -0.35194
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementCognac
CantonCognac-1
IntercommunalityCA Grand Cognac
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Jean-Marc Girardeau[1]
Area
1
61.76 km2 (23.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,468
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16097 /16370
Elevation5–104 m (16–341 ft)
Websiteval-de-cognac.com
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Val-de-Cognac (French pronunciation: [val də kɔɲak], literally Vale of Cognac) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was formed on 1 January 2024, with the merger of Cherves-Richemont and Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac.

History

On 1 January 2024, Cherves-Richemont and Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac merged to create the new commune of Val-de-Cognac.[3] This merger was validated by the two municipal councils on 26 April 2023 and endorsed by a prefectural decree of 25 September.[4]

Geography

The new commune of Val-de-Cognac is located in the far west of the Charente department, in the small agricultural region of Cognaçais[5] and the micro-country of Borderies. It is located 41.3 km (25.7 mi) from Angoulême,[6] prefecture of the department, and 6.2 km (3.9 mi) from Cognac, the sub-prefecture. The commune is also part of the Cognac living area.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Recueil des actes administratifs spécial n°16-2023-085 du département de la Charente publié le 29 septembre 2023" (pdf).
  4. ^ "Cherves et Saint-Sulpice vont devenir Val-de-Cognac, la fusion votée". Charente libre. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Petites régions agricoles (PRA) par commune". geo.data.gouv.fr. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Calcul de distance à vol d'oiseau". coordonnees-gps.fr. Retrieved 15 October 2023.