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.

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**

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## 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

## References
## Other websites
* Ville de Cognac official website 
* Grand Cognac 
* Charente Departmental Council website 
* Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine