Segonzac, Charente

Segonzac
Town hall
Coat of arms
Segonzac
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Segonzac
Coordinates: 45°37′05″N 0°13′03″W / 45.6181°N 0.2175°WCoordinates: 45°37′05″N 0°13′03″W / 45.6181°N 0.2175°W
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Segonzac
Intercommunality	Grande Champagne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Véronique Marendat
Area^1	35.19 km^2 (13.59 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	2,156
• Density	61/km^2 (160/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	16366 / 16130
Elevation	19–141 m (62–463 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Segonzac is a village (technically, a commune in the French settlement hierarchy) within the Charente department of southwestern France, in the Cognac area. There is a strong sense of community, and it is pretty much self-sufficient, in terms of great local shops (bakery, butcher's, and so on), restaurants, using local farms and produce. It has an historic town hall (as shown in the picture) emblazoned with the words "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité" meaning "Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood / Solidarity" -- the French motto. There's also a large church and local fitness facilities such as a public swimming-pool. Nearby, there's the castle (château) de Saint-Martial.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,550	—
1800	2,549	−0.0%
1806	2,453	−3.8%
1821	2,500	+1.9%
1831	2,602	+4.1%
1841	2,620	+0.7%
1846	2,670	+1.9%
1851	2,600	−2.6%
1856	2,784	+7.1%
1861	2,965	+6.5%
1866	2,977	+0.4%
1872	2,880	−3.3%
1876	2,809	−2.5%
1881	2,570	−8.5%
1886	2,384	−7.2%
1891	2,165	−9.2%
1896	2,124	−1.9%
1901	2,122	−0.1%
1906	2,273	+7.1%
1911	2,286	+0.6%
1921	2,028	−11.3%
1926	2,056	+1.4%
1931	2,099	+2.1%
1936	2,090	−0.4%
1946	2,003	−4.2%
1954	2,130	+6.3%
1962	2,253	+5.8%
1968	2,182	−3.2%
1975	2,230	+2.2%
1982	2,212	−0.8%
1990	2,176	−1.6%
1999	2,296	+5.5%
2008	2,156	−6.1%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

• INSEE