Jarnac
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Jarnac ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; {{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Saintongese: Jharnat) is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France.<ref>Commune de Jarnac (16167), INSEE</ref>
It was the site of the Battle of Jarnac in 1569.
It is the birthplace and resting place of François Mitterrand, President of France from 1981 to 1995.
GeographyEdit
Jarnac is situated on the right (north) bank of the river Charente between Angoulême and Cognac. It is about 20 km west of Angoulême, and about 10 km east of Cognac.
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PersonalitiesEdit
Jarnac is the birthplace of former French president François Mitterrand (26 October 1916 – 8 January 1996) and the place where he is buried.
GastronomyEdit
The region has long been associated with the production of cognac. The town is host to numerous smaller cognac producers as well as larger internationally known brands such as Courvoisier, Delamain and Thomas Hine & Co.
International relationsEdit
Jarnac is paired with:
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- Template:Flagicon Lautertal (Odenwald), Germany
- Template:Flagicon Donnacona, Quebec, Canada
- Template:Flagicon Dogliani, Italy
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GalleryEdit
- Jarnac Donation Mitterrand.jpg
Musée Mitterrand
- Jarnac eglise depuis mairie.jpg
Church of Saint-Pierre in front of town hall
- Jarnac Parc Moulins Ecluse.jpg
Park, the mills, l'Écluse
- Jarnac Port Gros Jean.jpg
Port Gros-Jean
- Jarnac Quai Fontbadant.jpg
La Fontbadant
- Jarnac pont Charente.jpg
Grand pont on the Charente
- Jarnac Quai de l'Orangerie.jpg
Quai de l'Orangerie with Thomas Hine & Co. house
- Jarnac Quai Orangerie et pont.jpg
Quai de l'Orangerie and bridge