Ruffec, Charente
Ruffec is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
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Coordinates: 46°01′46″N 0°12′00″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente |
Arrondissement | Confolens |
Canton | Charente-Nord |
Intercommunality | Ruffec |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Charbonneau |
Area 1 | 13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 3,410 |
• Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 16292 /16700 |
Elevation | 83–145 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.
Its inhabitants are known as the Ruffécois or the Ruffécoises.[2]
During the Second World War, Ruffec was at the centre of Resistance for the evacuation of the Allied airmen towards Spain.[3]
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 1,937 | — |
1800 | 2,110 | +8.9% |
1806 | 2,197 | +4.1% |
1821 | 2,526 | +15.0% |
1831 | 3,004 | +18.9% |
1841 | 2,977 | −0.9% |
1846 | 3,074 | +3.3% |
1851 | 3,654 | +18.9% |
1856 | 3,109 | −14.9% |
1861 | 3,235 | +4.1% |
1866 | 3,175 | −1.9% |
1872 | 3,233 | +1.8% |
1876 | 3,385 | +4.7% |
1881 | 3,642 | +7.6% |
1886 | 3,589 | −1.5% |
1891 | 3,527 | −1.7% |
1896 | 3,426 | −2.9% |
1901 | 3,474 | +1.4% |
1906 | 3,375 | −2.8% |
1911 | 3,483 | +3.2% |
1921 | 3,231 | −7.2% |
1926 | 3,194 | −1.1% |
1931 | 3,292 | +3.1% |
1936 | 3,467 | +5.3% |
1946 | 3,874 | +11.7% |
1954 | 3,724 | −3.9% |
1962 | 4,009 | +7.7% |
1968 | 4,157 | +3.7% |
1975 | 4,241 | +2.0% |
1982 | 4,193 | −1.1% |
1990 | 3,893 | −7.2% |
1999 | 3,627 | −6.8% |
2008 | 3,575 | −1.4% |
Twin towns – sister cities
Ruffec is twinned with:
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See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Le nom des habitants du 16 - Charente - Habitants". www.habitants.fr. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- "Ruffec, histoire et patrimoine - Mairie Ruffec". www.mairie-ruffec.fr. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
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