Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente | |
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 Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente church | |
 Location of Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente | |
  Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente Location within France  Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′20″N 0°40′16″E / 45.8389°N 0.6711°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Charente-Vienne |
| Intercommunality | Charente Limousine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Mickaël Loiseau[1] |
Area 1 | 14.39 km2 (5.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 263 m (863 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 199 |
| • Density | 13.8/km2 (35.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16345 /16150 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kɑ̃tɛ̃ syʁ ʃaʁɑ̃t]; Limousin: Sent Quentin) is a commune in the Charente department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.[3]
Location and access
[edit]Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente, called Saint-Quentin locally, is part of the canton of Charente-Vienne.[3] It lies on the upper course of the river Charente. The nearest larger towns are Chabanais (6 km (3.7 mi) to the northeast), Rochechouart (12 km (7.5 mi) to the east) and Confolens (20 km (12 mi) to the north). The prefecture Angoulême is 45 km (28 mi) to the southwest.[4] It is served by several small country roads. The D161 and the D190 serve the town. The D164 passes just north of the town. The N 141 (Angoulême–Limoges) passes 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the town. The nearest train station is in Chabanais, served by TER.
Population
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 Commune de Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente (16345), INSEE
- ↑ Quelques villes proches de Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente, villorama.com
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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