Ruffec, Charente

Ruffec (French pronunciation: [ʁyfɛk]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Ruffec
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Ruffec
Coat of arms
Location of Ruffec
Ruffec is located in France
Ruffec
Ruffec
Ruffec is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ruffec
Ruffec
Coordinates: 46°01′46″N 0°12′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementConfolens
CantonCharente-Nord
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Bastier[1]
Area
1
13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
3,370
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16292 /16700
Elevation83–145 m (272–476 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is a stopover town on the road from Paris to Spain (Route nationale 10), between Poitiers and Angoulême.

During the Second World War, Ruffec was at the centre of Resistance for the evacuation of the Allied airmen towards Spain.[3]

Population

Its inhabitants are known as the Ruffécois or the Ruffécoises in French.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,937—    
1800 2,110+1.23%
1806 2,197+0.68%
1821 2,526+0.93%
1831 3,004+1.75%
1841 2,977−0.09%
1846 3,074+0.64%
1851 3,654+3.52%
1856 3,109−3.18%
1861 3,235+0.80%
1866 3,175−0.37%
1872 3,233+0.30%
1876 3,385+1.16%
1881 3,642+1.47%
1886 3,589−0.29%
1891 3,527−0.35%
1896 3,426−0.58%
1901 3,474+0.28%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 3,375−0.58%
1911 3,483+0.63%
1921 3,231−0.75%
1926 3,194−0.23%
1931 3,292+0.61%
1936 3,467+1.04%
1946 3,874+1.12%
1954 3,724−0.49%
1962 4,009+0.93%
1968 4,157+0.61%
1975 4,241+0.29%
1982 4,193−0.16%
1990 3,893−0.92%
1999 3,630−0.77%
2007 3,594−0.12%
2012 3,494−0.56%
2017 3,410−0.49%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Twin towns – sister cities

Ruffec is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "Ruffec, histoire et patrimoine - Mairie Ruffec". www.mairie-ruffec.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. "Le nom des habitants du 16 - Charente - Habitants". www.habitants.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ruffec, EHESS (in French).
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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