Chassenon (French pronunciation: [ʃasnɔ̃]; Occitan: Chassanom) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Chassenon
The church in Chassenon
The church in Chassenon
Coat of arms of Chassenon
Location of Chassenon
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Chassenon is located in France
Chassenon
Chassenon
Chassenon is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chassenon
Chassenon
Coordinates: 45°51′11″N 0°45′56″E / 45.8531°N 0.7656°E / 45.8531; 0.7656
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementConfolens
CantonCharente-Vienne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marie Lebarbier[1]
Area
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23.48 km2 (9.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
849
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16086 /16150
Elevation150–262 m (492–860 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

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The ancient name of the village was Cassinomagus.

Situated on the Agrippan Way (Lyon - Saintes), Cassinomagus was, in the Roman times, important enough to be mentioned on the mediaeval Peutinger map as one of the two secondary towns between Limoges and Saintes. The remains of this Gallo-Roman town lay on about 300 hectares and include a sanctuary of about 25 hectares. This sanctuary consisted of several monuments: a big temple, two small ones, a theatre (amphitheatre ?), and thermal baths. The baths, which are very well preserved, can be visited.

The impactite, which is part of the Rochechouart impact structure, was quarried north-west of Rochechouart near Chassenon, was the stone principally used in the building of the monumental Roman baths of Cassinomagus.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,072—    
1975 982−1.24%
1982 1,023+0.59%
1990 964−0.74%
1999 903−0.72%
2009 887−0.18%
2014 872−0.34%
2020 857−0.29%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Cécile Doulan et al., eds, Dossier: Cassinomagus: l'agglomération et ses thermes. Résultats des recherches récentes (2003-2010) à Chassenon (Charente) (Bordeaux: Fédération Aquitania, 2012. ISBN 2-910763-32-3. Offprint from Aquitania vol. 28, 2012)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE