Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente

Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente
Town hall
Location of Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente
Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente
Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente
Coordinates: 45°40′33″N 0°07′41″E / 45.6758°N 0.1281°E / 45.6758; 0.1281
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementAngoulême
CantonGond-Pontouvre
IntercommunalityGrand Angoulême
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Jacques Fournié
Area
1
14.65 km2 (5.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
7,556
  Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16358 /16710
Elevation27–103 m (89–338 ft)
(avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tiʁje syʁ ʃaʁɑ̃t]; Occitan: Sent Iriès de Charanta) is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France.