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
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
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementAngoulême
CantonVal de Tardoire
IntercommunalityLa Rochefoucauld - Porte du Périgord
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean Louis Marsaud[1]
Area
1
24.15 km2 (9.32 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
3,984
  Density160/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

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

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  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


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