Cognac (commune)

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.

+ Distance from Cognac to other cities Bordeaux  Toulouse  Montpellier  Lyon  Nantes  Paris  Marseille             

+ Cognac and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Cognac

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

 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

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Related pages
 Arrondissement of Cognac
 Communes of the Charente department

References

Other websites

 Ville de Cognac official website 
 Grand Cognac 
 Charente Departmental Council website 
 Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine 

Category:Subprefectures in France
Category:Communes in Charente