Confolens
Confolens | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
The Vienne river in Confolens | |
Location of Confolens | |
| Coordinates: 46°00′52″N 0°40′24″E / 46.0144°N 0.6733°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Charente-Vienne |
| Intercommunality | Charente Limousine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Noël Dupré |
Area 1 | 23.63 km2 (9.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 2,726 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16106 /16500 |
| Elevation | 127–222 m (417–728 ft) (avg. 152 m or 499 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Confolens (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃fɔlɑ̃] ⓘ ; Limousin: Cofolents, [kufuˈlens]) is a commune in southwestern France. It is one of the two sub-prefectures of the Charente department. Confolens is the administrative center of a largely rural district, which has seen the development of tourism in recent years. On 1 January 2016, the former commune Saint-Germain-de-Confolens was merged into Confolens.