La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois

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
The town hall in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
The town hall in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
Location of La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
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La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois is located in France
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
Coordinates: 45°44′29″N 0°23′14″E / 45.7414°N 0.3872°E / 45.7414; 0.3872
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementAngoulême
CantonVal de Tardoire
IntercommunalityLa Rochefoucauld - Porte du Périgord
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Louis Marsaud[1]
Area
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24.15 km2 (9.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,002
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16281 /16110
Elevation75–136 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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]

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. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2018, p. 10 (in French)
  4. ^ "L'image de la semaine : une exceptionnelle grotte sépulcrale découverte en Charente". Le Monde.fr (in French). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE