Balzac, Charente

Balzac
Old well in front of the Chateau
Location of Balzac
Balzac
Balzac
Coordinates: 45°42′38″N 0°08′14″E / 45.7106°N 0.1372°E / 45.7106; 0.1372
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementAngoulême
CantonGond-Pontouvre
IntercommunalityCA Grand Angoulême
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Claude Courari
Area
1
9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,401
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16026 /16430
Elevation30–102 m (98–335 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Balzac (French pronunciation: [balzak]) is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.