Chadenac

Chadenac
Commune
The church in Chadenac
Location of Chadenac
Chadenac Chadenac
Coordinates: 45°32′32″N 0°26′27″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Pons
Intercommunality	Haute-Saintonge
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Chatelain
Area 1	14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	518
• Density	36.7/km2 (95.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17078 /17800
Elevation	32–112 m (105–367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chadenac (French pronunciation: [ʃadnak]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, in the former province of Saintonge in southwestern France. Chadenac has a notable romanesque church and a small museum containing Merovingian and Roman artefacts. It lies 8 km from Jonzac and 9 km from Pons off the D142 road, close to the Way of St. James.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	531	—
1975	473	−1.64%
1982	429	−1.39%
1990	424	−0.15%
1999	425	+0.03%
2007	410	−0.45%
2012	425	+0.72%
2017	498	+3.22%
2023	518	+0.66%
Source: INSEE

Inhabitants are known as Chadenacais (M) and Chadenacaises (F) in French.

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

External links

• Eglise Saint-Martin de Chadenac
• Romanesque Church in Chadenac