Ruffec, Charente

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Thierry Bastier^[1]Area13.37 km² (5.16 sq mi)Population3,353 • Density250/km² (650/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation83–145 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.^[3]

Population

Its inhabitants are known as the Ruffécois or the Ruffécoises in French.^[4]

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[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Twin towns – sister cities

Ruffec is twinned with:

• Waldsee, Germany
• Pásztó, Hungary

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References