Ruffec, Charente

Ruffec is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Ruffec
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Ruffec
Ruffec Ruffec
Coordinates: 46°01′46″N 0°12′00″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Charente-Nord
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Charbonneau
Area ^1	13.37 km^2 (5.16 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	3,410
• Density	260/km^2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16292 /16700
Elevation	83–145 m (272–476 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is a stopover town on the road from Paris to Spain (Route nationale 10), between Poitiers and Angoulême.

Its inhabitants are known as the Ruffécois or the Ruffécoises.[2]

During the Second World War, Ruffec was at the centre of Resistance for the evacuation of the Allied airmen towards Spain.[3]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,937 —     1800 2,110 +8.9% 1806 2,197 +4.1% 1821 2,526 +15.0% 1831 3,004 +18.9% 1841 2,977 −0.9% 1846 3,074 +3.3% 1851 3,654 +18.9% 1856 3,109 −14.9% 1861 3,235 +4.1% 1866 3,175 −1.9% 1872 3,233 +1.8% 1876 3,385 +4.7% 1881 3,642 +7.6% 1886 3,589 −1.5% 1891 3,527 −1.7% 1896 3,426 −2.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 3,474 +1.4% 1906 3,375 −2.8% 1911 3,483 +3.2% 1921 3,231 −7.2% 1926 3,194 −1.1% 1931 3,292 +3.1% 1936 3,467 +5.3% 1946 3,874 +11.7% 1954 3,724 −3.9% 1962 4,009 +7.7% 1968 4,157 +3.7% 1975 4,241 +2.0% 1982 4,193 −1.1% 1990 3,893 −7.2% 1999 3,627 −6.8% 2008 3,575 −1.4%

Twin towns – sister cities

Ruffec is twinned with:

• Waldsee, Germany
• Pásztó, Hungary

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Le nom des habitants du 16 - Charente - Habitants". www.habitants.fr. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
3. "Ruffec, histoire et patrimoine - Mairie Ruffec". www.mairie-ruffec.fr. Retrieved 2019-12-17.