Ruffec, Charente
Ruffec | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ruffec | |
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| Coordinates: 46°01′46″N 0°12′00″E / 46.0294°N 0.2°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Charente-Nord |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Bastier[1] |
Area 1 | 13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,449 |
| • Density | 258.0/km2 (668.1/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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ruffec (French pronunciation: [ʁyfɛk]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
It is a stopover town on the road from Paris to Spain (Route nationale 10), between Poitiers and Angoulême.
During the Second World War, Ruffec was at the centre of Resistance for the evacuation of the Allied airmen towards Spain.[3]
Population
Its inhabitants are known as the Ruffécois or the Ruffécoises in French.[4]
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| Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2023)[6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Twin towns – sister cities
Ruffec is twinned with:
Climate
| Climate data for Ruffec (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1959–2018) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
29.6 (85.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
38.4 (101.1) |
38.6 (101.5) |
40.2 (104.4) |
36.4 (97.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.0 (−2.2) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 81.8 (3.22) |
64.0 (2.52) |
59.2 (2.33) |
67.7 (2.67) |
74.8 (2.94) |
53.2 (2.09) |
45.7 (1.80) |
49.7 (1.96) |
60.9 (2.40) |
89.5 (3.52) |
90.3 (3.56) |
95.6 (3.76) |
832.4 (32.77) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.8 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 120.1 |
| Source: Meteociel[7] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Ruffec, histoire et patrimoine - Mairie Ruffec". www.mairie-ruffec.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Le nom des habitants du 16 - Charente - Habitants". www.habitants.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ruffec, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ "Normales et records pour Ruffec (16)". Meteociel. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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