Val-de-Cognac (French pronunciation: [val də kɔɲak], literally Vale of Cognac) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was formed on 1 January 2024, with the merger of Cherves-Richemont and Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac.
Val-de-Cognac | |
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 Town hall in Cherves-Richemont | |
Location of Val-de-Cognac  | |
  Val-de-Cognac  Val-de-Cognac | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′39″N 0°21′07″W / 45.74417°N 0.35194°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Cognac |
| Canton | Cognac-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Cognac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Jean-Marc Girardeau[1] |
| Area 1 | 61.76 km2 (23.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,468 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16097 /16370 |
| Elevation | 5–104 m (16–341 ft) |
| Website | val-de-cognac.com |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
On 1 January 2024, Cherves-Richemont and Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac merged to create the new commune of Val-de-Cognac.[3] This merger was validated by the two municipal councils on 26 April 2023 and endorsed by a prefectural decree of 25 September.[4]
Geography
The new commune of Val-de-Cognac is located in the far west of the Charente department, in the small agricultural region of Cognaçais[5] and the micro-country of Borderies. It is located 41.3 km (25.7 mi) from Angoulême,[6] prefecture of the department, and 6.2 km (3.9 mi) from Cognac, the sub-prefecture. The commune is also part of the Cognac living area.