Ruffec | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ruffec  | |
  Ruffec  Ruffec | |
| Coordinates: 46°01′46″N 0°12′00″E / 46.0294°N 0.2°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Charente-Nord |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Bastier[1] |
Area 1 | 13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 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.[3]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Ruffec, histoire et patrimoine - Mairie Ruffec". www.mairie-ruffec.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2019.