Jurignac

Jurignac (French pronunciation: [ʒyʁiɲak]) is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val-des-Vignes.

Jurignac
Part of Val-des-Vignes
Town hall
Location of Jurignac
Jurignac Jurignac
Coordinates: 45°32′02″N 0°02′12″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Angoulême
Canton	Blanzac-Porcheresse
Commune	Val-des-Vignes
Area 1	16.00 km2 (6.18 sq mi)
Population  (2018)	641
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	16250
Elevation	50–141 m (164–463 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 497 —     1800 679 36.6% 1806 649 −4.4% 1821 685 5.5% 1831 811 18.4% 1841 796 −1.8% 1846 803 0.9% 1851 854 6.4% 1856 802 −6.1% 1861 878 9.5% 1866 886 0.9% 1872 850 −4.1% 1876 820 −3.5% 1881 745 −9.1% 1886 659 −11.5% 1891 625 −5.2% 1896 642 2.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 619 −3.6% 1906 591 −4.5% 1911 650 10.0% 1921 863 −8.6% 1926 554 −6.7% 1931 540 −2.5% 1936 541 0.2% 1946 538 −0.6% 1954 557 3.5% 1962 545 −2.2% 1968 523 −4.0% 1975 552 5.5% 1982 499 −9.6% 1990 539 8.0% 1999 501 −7.1% 2008 524 4.6%

Sights

The commune contains the distillery of the cognac Andre Duclos, a building from the late nineteenth century which is now a music hall. It is the only listed building in the commune. St. Peter's Church is the main place of worship.

See also

• Communes of the Charente department