What is Jonzac?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Jonzac |image flag = |image flag size = |image coat of arms = Blason_ville_fr_Jonzac_(Charente-Maritime).svg |image coat of arms size = |city motto = |image = Chateau de Jonzac.jpg |caption = ''Chateau de Jonzac'' |map = |adjustable map = |time zone = |coordinates = {{coord|45.4467|-0.4336|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |arrondissement = Jonzac |canton = Jonzac |subdivisions entry = |subdivisions = |intercommunality = Haute-Saintonge |mayor = Claude Belot |party = |term = 2014&ndash;2020 |elevation m = 57 |elevation min m = 26 |elevation max m = 87 |area km2 = 13.09 | population demonym = Jonzacais |population = 3465 |population ranking = |population date = 2012 |urban area km2 = |urban area date = |urban pop = |urban pop date = |metro area km2 = |metro area date = |metro area pop = |metro area pop date = |INSEE = 17197 |postal code = 17500 |website = [http://www.villedejonzac.fr www.villedejonzac.fr] }} '''Jonzac''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] and a [[Prefectures in France|sub-prefecture]] in southwestern [[France]], in the [[Charente-Maritime]] [[Departments of France|department]] ([[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] [[Regions of France|region]]). It is the [[Capital (city)|capital]] of the southern ''arrondissement'' of the Charente-Maritime department. ==History== Jonzac is in the [[History|historical]] region of ''Haute Saintonge''. The city started on two [[hill]]s, ''Balaguier'' et ''Montguimar'', where are the main historical buildings of the city: the ''Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Jonzac'' [[church]] and the ''Château de Jonzac'' [[c