Bassac, Charente

Bassac
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Bassac
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Coordinates: 45°39′51″N 0°06′20″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Jarnac
Intercommunality	CA Grand Cognac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nicole Roy[1]
Area ^1	7.62 km^2 (2.94 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	522
• Density	69/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16032 /16120
Elevation	12–38 m (39–125 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bassac (French pronunciation: [basak]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It has Bassac Abbey, founded more than 1000 years ago (in the year 1002), partially restored in the late 20th century, and sold in 2015 to a trust ("société civile immobilièree") for renovation.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	509	—
1975	513	+0.11%
1982	478	−1.00%
1990	464	−0.37%
1999	461	−0.07%
2009	555	+1.87%
2014	541	−0.51%
2020	517	−0.75%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE