Magnac-lès-Gardes

Magnac-lès-Gardes
Chateau of La Mercerie
Chateau of La Mercerie
Location of Magnac-lès-Gardes
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Magnac-lès-Gardes is located in France
Magnac-lès-Gardes
Magnac-lès-Gardes
Magnac-lès-Gardes is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Magnac-lès-Gardes
Magnac-lès-Gardes
Coordinates: 45°30′05″N 0°15′05″E / 45.5014°N 0.2514°E / 45.5014; 0.2514
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementAngoulême
CantonTude-et-Lavalette
IntercommunalityCC Lavalette Tude Dronne
Government
 • Mayor (2025–2026) Didier Jobit[1]
Area
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37.05 km2 (14.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
743
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16198 /16320
Elevation103–223 m (338–732 ft)
(avg. 217 m or 712 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Magnac-lès-Gardes (French pronunciation: [maɲak ɡaʁd], lit.'Magnac near Gardes') is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was formed on 1 January 2025, with the merger of Magnac-Lavalette-Villars and Gardes-le-Pontaroux.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Arrêté du 16 septembre 2024 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Magnac-lès-Gardes, Légifrance, retrieved 9 January 2025