Editing Jarnac

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{{Infobox French commune
|name               = Jarnac
|commune status     = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Jarnac (Charente).svg
|image              = JarnacDepuisPontduParc 10 11 06.jpg
|caption            = Charente River
|arrondissement     = Cognac
|canton             = Jarnac
|INSEE              = 16167
|postal code        = 16200
|mayor              = Philippe Gesse<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|term               = 2020–2026
|population demonym = Jarnacais(e)
|intercommunality   = [[Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac|CA Grand Cognac]]
|coordinates        = {{coord|45.6814|-0.1758|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m        = 19
|elevation min m    = 8
|elevation max m    = 40
|area km2           = 11.99
|population         = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date    = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}

'''Jarnac''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒaʁnak}}; {{IPA|oc|d͡ʒaɾˈnak|lang}}; [[Saintongese dialect|Saintongese]]: ''Jharnat'') is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Charente]] [[departments of France|department]], southwestern [[France]].<ref>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/16167-jarnac 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.

==Geography==
Jarnac is situated on the right (north) bank of the river [[Charente (river)|Charente]] between [[Angoulême]] and [[Cognac, France|Cognac]]. It is about 20&nbsp;km west of Angoulême, and about 10&nbsp;km east of Cognac.

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|17764|Jarnac}}</ref> and INSEE (1968–2017)<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-16167#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
|1793 |1600
|1800 |1725
|1806 |1401
|1821 |1934
|1831 |2282
|1841 |2510
|1846 |2814
|1851 |3358
|1856 |3462
|1861 |3854
|1866 |4243
|1872 |4691
|1876 |4979
|1881 |4356
|1886 |4450
|1891 |4880
|1896 |4980
|1901 |4911
|1906 |4894
|1911 |4619
|1921 |4075
|1926 |3880
|1931 |3796
|1936 |3587
|1946 |3885
|1954 |4100
|1962 |4574
|1968 |4717
|1975 |5042
|1982 |4861
|1990 |4786
|1999 |4659
|2007 |4508
|2012 |4419
|2017 |4403
}}

==Personalities==
Jarnac is the birthplace of former French president [[François Mitterrand]] (26 October 1916 &ndash; 8 January 1996) and the place where he is buried.

==Gastronomy==
The region has long been associated with the production of [[Cognac (drink)|cognac]]. The town is host to numerous smaller cognac producers as well as larger internationally known brands such as [[Courvoisier]], [[Delamain (Cognac producer)|Delamain]] and [[Thomas Hine & Co.]]

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==International relations==
Jarnac is paired with:
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dalkeith]], [[Scotland]]
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Lautertal (Odenwald)]], [[Germany]]
*{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Donnacona, Quebec|Donnacona]], [[Quebec]], Canada
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Dogliani]], [[Italy]]

==See also==
*[[Communes of the Charente department]]

==References==
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Jarnac Donation Mitterrand.jpg|Musée Mitterrand
Image:Jarnac eglise depuis mairie.jpg|Church of Saint-Pierre in front of town hall
Image:Jarnac Parc Moulins Ecluse.jpg|Park, the mills, l'Écluse
Image:Jarnac Port Gros Jean.jpg|Port Gros-Jean
Image:Jarnac Quai Fontbadant.jpg|La Fontbadant
Image:Jarnac pont Charente.jpg|Grand pont on the Charente
Image:Jarnac Quai de l'Orangerie.jpg|Quai de l'Orangerie with [[Thomas Hine & Co.]] house
Image:Jarnac Quai Orangerie et pont.jpg|Quai de l'Orangerie and bridge
</gallery>

==External links==
{{Commons category|Jarnac}}
* [http://www.sudouest.com/charente/actualite/information/Jarnac.html Jarnac in the regional press]
* [http://www.jarnac-tourisme.com/ Tourism in Jarnac]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081113002346/http://www.jarnac-tourisme.com/listeassociations.pdf Local organizations]
* [http://www.cinemaniacs-jarnacais.fr/ Movie theaters]

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[[Category:Communes of Charente]]
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