Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac

Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sylpis kɔɲak], literally Saint-Sulpice of Cognac) is a former commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. On 1 January 2024, it was merged into the new commune of Val-de-Cognac.[2]

Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac
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Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac is located in France
Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac
Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac
Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac
Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac
Coordinates: 45°45′38″N 0°22′51″W / 45.7606°N 0.3808°W / 45.7606; -0.3808
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementCognac
CantonCognac-1
CommuneVal-de-Cognac
Area
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23.82 km2 (9.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,183
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
16370
Elevation10–104 m (33–341 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,004—    
1975 1,009+0.07%
1982 1,119+1.49%
1990 1,206+0.94%
1999 1,193−0.12%
2009 1,275+0.67%
2014 1,252−0.36%
2020 1,186−0.90%
Source: INSEE[3]

Its inhabitants are known as Saint-Sulpiciens and Saint-Sulpiciennes in French.[4]

Climate

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Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac, as the whole region of Cognac, is located west of the department of Charente and has a marine climate.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Arrêté du 25 septembre 2023 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Val-de-Cognac, retrieved 4 January 2024
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Charente, habitants.fr