Cognac, France

Cognac
The Saint-Jacques gate in Cognac
Location of Cognac
Cognac
Cognac
Coordinates: 45°42′N 0°20′W / 45.70°N 0.33°W / 45.70; -0.33
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementCognac
CantonCognac-1 and 2
IntercommunalityCA Grand Cognac
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Morgan Berger
Area
1
15.5 km2 (6.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
18,466
  Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16102 /16100
Elevation5–53 m (16–174 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cognac (French pronunciation: [kɔɲak] ; Saintongese: Cougnat; Occitan: Conhac [kuˈɲak] ) is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France. Administratively, the commune of Cognac is a subprefecture of the Charente department.