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Merpin’s
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department (No)
Charente (16)
Arrondissement
Cognac
Canton
Cognac-2
Community association
Grand Cognac
Coordinates
45° 40′ N, 0° 22′ W 45.673333333333 -0.36638888888889 Coordinates 45° 40′ N, 0° 22′ W
Height
2–33 m
Area
10,40 km²
Inhabitants
1.103 (January 1, 2018)
Population density
106 inhabitants/km²
Postal code
16100
INSEE code
16217
Merpins is a commune in France with 1103 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2018) in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region; it is part of the arrondissement of Cognac and the canton of Cognac-2.
Population development
1962: 681
1968: 832
1975: 895
1982: 953
1990: 1025
1999: 940
2006: 1009
2018: 1103
Places of interest
Ruins of La Frenade Abbey, founded in 1140 from Cîteaux with the help of the Lords of Cognac, destroyed during the Huguenot wars. Only the south wall of the nave (12th century) and the chapter house (16th century) remain.
Ruins of the castle from the time around 850, destroyed in 1387
Bridge over the Charenton, a branch of the Charente, Monument historique
Bridge over the Charenton
Bridge at the foot of the castle
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Châteauneuf-sur-Charente |
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Genac-Bignac |
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Genté |
Gimeux |
Graves-Saint-Amant |
Guimps |
Guizengeard |
Hiersac |
Houlette |
Jarnac |
Javrezac |
Juillac-le-Coq |
Julienne |
Lachaise |
Ladiville |
Lagarde-sur-le-Né |
Les Métairies |
Le Tâtre |
Lignières-Sonneville |
Louzac-Saint-André |
Mainxe-Gondeville |
Marcillac-Lanville |
Mareuil |
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Merpins |
Mesnac |
Mons |
Montmérac |
Mosnac-Saint-Simeux |
Moulidars |
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Reignac |
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Sainte-Souline |
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Categories
Commune in the Charente department
Place in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Merpins
Place on the Charente