Title: Cognac (commune) Content: Cognac is a commune in southwestern France in the Charente department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, of which it is a subprefecture. ==Geography== The city of Cognac is along the Charente river, mainly on its left side, between the cities of Angoulême, prefecture of the Charente department, and Saintes, a subprefecture in the Charente-Maritime department. It has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is . Cognac is at about to the east of the Atlantic coast.  The city of Angoulême is surrounded by the communes: ===Climate=== The climate of Cognac is an oceanic climate with template summers, Cfb (Marine West Coast Climate) in the Köppen climate classification. The average amount of precipitation for the year in Cognac is . The month with the most precipitation on average is November with of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of . The average temperature for the year in Cognac is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of . ==Population== The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Cognaçais (women: Cognaçaises). With a population of 18,717, Cognac has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Cognac Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:25000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:5000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:2500 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2006 text:2006 bar:2011 text:2011 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 22062 bar:1975 from:0 till: 22237 bar:1982 from:0 till: 20660 bar:1990 from:0 till: 19528 bar:1999 from:0 till: 19534 bar:2006 from:0 till: 19409 bar:2011 from:0 till: 18611 bar:2014 from:0 till: 18717 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 22062 fontsize:S text: 22,062 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 22237 fontsize:S text: 22,237 shift:(-15,5) bar:1982 at: 20660 fontsize:S text: 20,660 shift:(-15,5) bar:1990 at: 19528 fontsize:S text: 19,528 shift:(-15,5) bar:1999 at: 19534 fontsize:S text: 19,534 shift:(-15,5) bar:2006 at: 19409 fontsize:S text: 19,409 shift:(-15,5) bar:2011 at: 18611 fontsize:S text: 18,611 shift:(-15,5) bar:2014 at: 18717 fontsize:S text: 18,717 shift:(-15,5) == Administration == Cognac is a subprefecture of the Charente department, the capital of the arrondissement of Cognac and the administrative centre  of two cantons: * Cognac-1, with 16,721 inhabitants (2014). * Cognac-2, with 17,693 inhabitants (2014). It is part of the intercommunality Grand Cognac . === Twinned and partner towns === Cognac is twinned with: * Königswinter, Germany * Perth, Scotland, UK * Denison, Texas, USA * Valdepeñas, Spain * Tovuz, Azerbaijan == Gallery == File:Quais de Charente à Cognac - panoramio.jpg|The Charente river in Cognac. File:La place François Ier à Cognac - panoramio.jpg|François Ier square. File:Cognac sous- préfecture.JPG|Subprefecture of Cognac. File:CognacMairie.JPG|Cognac city hall. File:Cognac église St Jacques.JPG|Saint-Jacques church. ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Cognac * Communes of the Charente department