Archiac | |
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 Archiac Town Centre | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Archiac | |
  Archiac  Archiac | |
| Coordinates:45°31′21″N0°18′20″W / 45.5225°N 0.3056°W /45.5225; -0.3056 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac |
| Canton | Jonzac |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Saintonge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2023–2026) | Suzy Cosson-Descubes[1] |
Area 1 | 4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 762 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (441/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17016 /17520 |
| Elevation | 48–116 m (157–381 ft) (avg. 111 m or 364 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Archiac (French pronunciation:[aʁʃjak]) is acommune in theCharente-Maritimedepartment in theNouvelle-Aquitaineregion of southwesternFrance.
Archiac is located in the south of the department of Charente Maritime in the historic region of Saintonge some 20 km south ofCognac, 15 km north-west ofBarbezieux-Saint-Hilaire and 15 km north-east ofJonzac. The village has the status of a town and is located at the intersection of two main highways: the D699 fromArthenac in the south-west toAmbleville in the north-east; and the D731 fromCierzac in the north-west which continues south-east from the village. The north-eastern border of the commune is also the border between Charente-Maritime andCharente departments. Other access roads include the D149 which is a short-cut connection between the D699 and the D733 west of the village and the D152 which goes south from the village toSaint-Maigrin. There are also the hamlets of La Grue and Saint-Pierre north-east of the village. Apart from some wooded areas near the village the commune is entirely farmland.[3]
Places adjacent to Archiac | |
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| Blazon: Gules, two pales vairé, in chief Or. |
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List of successive mayors[5]
| From | To | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1995 | Jacques Dusaud | |
| 1995 | 2008 | François Robin | DVD |
| 2008 | 2014 | Carole Blanchard | |
| 2014 | 2020 | Didier Braud | |
| 2020 | 2023 | Maurice Gonzalez | |
| 2023 | 2026 | Suzy Cosson-Descubes |
The inhabitants of the commune are known asArchiacais orArchiacaises in French.[6] Arthenac was part of the Archiac commune until they were separated in 1831;[7] the population data given in the table and graph below for 1821 and earlier include the commune of Arthenac.
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The population of the town is older than the departmental average.
Percentage distribution of age groups in Archiac and Charente-Maritime Department in 2017
| Archiac | Charente-Maritime | |||
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| Age Range | Men | Women | Men | Women |
| 0 to 14 Years | 17.0 | 14.0 | 16.3 | 14.3 |
| 15 to 29 Years | 12.8 | 12.3 | 15.4 | 13.1 |
| 30 to 44 Years | 16.4 | 12.8 | 16.7 | 16.1 |
| 45 to 59 Years | 19.2 | 18.0 | 20.2 | 19.9 |
| 60 to 74 Years | 21.7 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 22.0 |
| 75 to 89 Years | 11.0 | 15.6 | 9.4 | 12.3 |
| 90 Years+ | 1.8 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
which is registered as an historical object.[10]
