La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃfuko ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃ɡumwa], literally La Rochefoucauld in Angoumois; Occitan: La Ròcha Focaud d'Engolmés) is a commune in the department of Charente, southwestern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of La Rochefoucauld (the seat) and Saint-Projet-Saint-Constant.[3]
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois | |
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 The town hall in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois | |
Location of La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois  | |
  La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois  La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′29″N 0°23′14″E / 45.7414°N 0.3872°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême |
| Canton | Val de Tardoire |
| Intercommunality | La Rochefoucauld - Porte du Périgord |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Louis Marsaud[1] |
| Area 1 | 24.15 km2 (9.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,002 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16281 /16110 |
| Elevation | 75–136 m (246–446 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
In February 2021, speleologists explored a kilometre-long sepulchral cave containing numerous ceramics and a dozen human skulls. The site, located in the commune, was occupied for more than a millennium during the Bronze Age, until about 900 BC.[4]
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,434 | — |
| 1975 | 4,453 | +0.06% |
| 1982 | 4,070 | −1.28% |
| 1990 | 4,290 | +0.66% |
| 1999 | 4,148 | −0.37% |
| 2007 | 4,188 | +0.12% |
| 2012 | 3,961 | −1.11% |
| 2017 | 3,981 | +0.10% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
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References edit
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- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2018, p. 10 (in French)
- ^ "L'image de la semaine : une exceptionnelle grotte sépulcrale découverte en Charente". Le Monde.fr (in French). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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