Chabanais
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Route nationale 141
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 45°52′30″N 0°43′14″E / 45.875°N 0.7206°ECoordinates: 45°52′30″N 0°43′14″E / 45.875°N 0.7206°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Confolens | |
| Canton | Chabanais | |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Charente | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Gealageas | |
| Area1 | 15.01 km2 (5.80 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,879 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16070 /16150 | |
| Elevation | 148–250 m (486–820 ft) (avg. 156 m or 512 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Chabanais (Occitan: Chabanès) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
The Vienne River passes through Chabanais. The village is located in the Rochechouart crater, an ancient asteroid impact crater that eroded away and is not visible anymore.
Chabanais was struck by an F2 tornado on 5 May 1997.
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