Merpin’s

Merpin’s
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department (No)	Charente (16)
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Cognac-2
Community association	Grand Cognac
Coordinates	45° 40′ N, 0° 22′ WCoordinates 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

Castle ruins
Church Saint-Remi
Bridge over the Charenton
Bridge at the foot of the castle

Web links

Commons: Merpins– Collection of images, videos and audio files