Ruffec, Charente

Ruffec
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Ruffec
Ruffec Ruffec
Coordinates: 46°01′46″N 0°12′00″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Charente-Nord
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Bastier
Area 1	13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,353
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16292 /16700
Elevation	83–145 m (272–476 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ruffec (French pronunciation: [ʁyfɛk]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

It is a stopover town on the road from Paris to Spain (Route nationale 10), between Poitiers and Angoulême.

During the Second World War, Ruffec was at the centre of Resistance for the evacuation of the Allied airmen towards Spain.

Population

Its inhabitants are known as the Ruffécois or the Ruffécoises in French.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,937 —     1800 2,110 +1.23% 1806 2,197 +0.68% 1821 2,526 +0.93% 1831 3,004 +1.75% 1841 2,977 −0.09% 1846 3,074 +0.64% 1851 3,654 +3.52% 1856 3,109 −3.18% 1861 3,235 +0.80% 1866 3,175 −0.37% 1872 3,233 +0.30% 1876 3,385 +1.16% 1881 3,642 +1.47% 1886 3,589 −0.29% 1891 3,527 −0.35% 1896 3,426 −0.58% 1901 3,474 +0.28%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 3,375 −0.58% 1911 3,483 +0.63% 1921 3,231 −0.75% 1926 3,194 −0.23% 1931 3,292 +0.61% 1936 3,467 +1.04% 1946 3,874 +1.12% 1954 3,724 −0.49% 1962 4,009 +0.93% 1968 4,157 +0.61% 1975 4,241 +0.29% 1982 4,193 −0.16% 1990 3,893 −0.92% 1999 3,630 −0.77% 2007 3,594 −0.12% 2012 3,494 −0.56% 2017 3,410 −0.49%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Twin towns – sister cities

Ruffec is twinned with:

• Waldsee, Germany
• Pásztó, Hungary

See also

• Communes of the Charente department