Confolens

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Confolens
Subprefecture and commune
The Vienne river in Confolens
Coat of arms
Location of Confolens
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Coordinates: 46°00′52″N 0°40′24″E / 46.0144°N 0.6733°E / 46.0144; 0.6733
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Charente-Vienne
Intercommunality	Charente Limousine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Noël Dupré[1]
Area 1	23.63 km2 (9.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,722
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16106 /16500
Elevation	127–222 m (417–728 ft) (avg. 152 m or 499 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Confolens (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃fɔlɑ̃] ^ⓘ ; Limousin: Cofolents, [kufuˈlens]) is a commune in southwestern France. It is one of the two sub-prefectures of the Charente department. Confolens is the administrative center of a largely rural district, which has seen the development of tourism in recent years. On 1 January 2016, the former commune Saint-Germain-de-Confolens was merged into Confolens.^[3]