What is Jarnac?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Jarnac |commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] |image = Jarnac centre1.JPG |image flag = Flag of Jarnac.gif |image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Jarnac (Charente).svg |arrondissement = Cognac |canton = Jarnac |INSEE = 16167 |postal code = 16200 |mayor = Philippe Gesse |term = 2020&ndash;2026 |intercommunality = Grand Cognac |coordinates = {{coord|45.6814|-0.1758|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation min m = 8 |elevation max m = 40 |area km2 = 11.99 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} }} '''Jarnac''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]]. It is in [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] in the [[Charente]] [[Departments of France|department]] in southwest [[France]]. It is the birthplace and resting place of [[François Mitterrand]], [[President of France]] (1981–1995). == Geography == Jarnac is on the river [[Charente (river)|Charente]]. == History == In 1569, it was the site of the [[Battle of Jarnac]]. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * {{Commonscat-inline}} {{authority control}} {{France-geo-stub}} [[Category:Communes in Charente]]