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Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente

Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente
Commune
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente church
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente church
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente is located in France
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente
Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente
Coordinates: 45°50′20″N 0°40′16″E / 45.8389°N 0.6711°E / 45.8389; 0.6711Coordinates: 45°50′20″N 0°40′16″E / 45.8389°N 0.6711°E / 45.8389; 0.6711
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Confolens
Canton Charente-Vienne
Intercommunality Haute-Charente
Government
 • Mayor (2015-2020) Mickaël Loiseau
Area1 14.39 km2 (5.56 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 225
 • Density 16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 16345 /16150
Elevation 169–263 m (554–863 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)

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.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente, called Saint-Quentin locally, is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of Chabanais and 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Angouleme in the upper valley of the Charente. It is located in the township of Chabanais , 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of La Peruse , 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of Massignac , 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast of Roumazieres-Loubert, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of Rochechouart 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Confolens and 46 kilometres (29 mi) west of Limoges. It is served by several small county roads. The D161 and the D190 serve the town. The D164 passes just north of the town. The N 141, passes north of the town 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the town. The nearest train station is in Chabanais, served by TER.

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)



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