Chassenon
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Chassenon | |
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Coordinates: 45°51′11″N 0°45′56″E / 45.8531°N 0.7656°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente |
Arrondissement | Confolens |
Canton | Charente-Vienne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Lebarbier[1] |
Area 1 | 23.48 km2 (9.07 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 849 |
• Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 16086 /16150 |
Elevation | 150–262 m (492–860 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Chassenon (French pronunciation: [ʃasnɔ̃]; Occitan: Chassanom) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
History
The ancient name of the village was Cassinomagus.
Situated on the Agrippan Way (Lyon - Saintes), Cassinomagus was, in the Roman times, important enough to be mentioned on the mediaeval Peutinger map as one of the two secondary towns between Limoges and Saintes. The remains of this Gallo-Roman town lay on about 300 hectares and include a sanctuary of about 25 hectares. This sanctuary consisted of several monuments: a big temple, two small ones, a theatre (amphitheatre ?), and thermal baths. The baths, which are very well preserved, can be visited.
The impactite, which is part of the Rochechouart impact structure, was quarried north-west of Rochechouart near Chassenon, was the stone principally used in the building of the monumental Roman baths of Cassinomagus.[3]
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,072 | — |
1975 | 982 | −1.24% |
1982 | 1,023 | +0.59% |
1990 | 964 | −0.74% |
1999 | 903 | −0.72% |
2009 | 887 | −0.18% |
2014 | 872 | −0.34% |
2020 | 857 | −0.29% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Cécile Doulan et al., eds, Dossier: Cassinomagus: l'agglomération et ses thermes. Résultats des recherches récentes (2003-2010) à Chassenon (Charente) (Bordeaux: Fédération Aquitania, 2012. ISBN 2-910763-32-3. Offprint from Aquitania vol. 28, 2012)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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