Ruffec
Ruffec 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.
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Key facts
• Name — Ruffec • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Confolens • Canton — Charente-Nord • Insee — 16292 • Postal Code — 16700 • Mayor — Thierry Bastier • Term — 2020–2026 • Elevation Min M — 83 • Elevation Max M — 145 • Area Km2 — 13.37
Population
Population
Its inhabitants are known as the Ruffécois or the Ruffécoises in French.
Twin towns – sister cities
Twin towns – sister cities
Ruffec is twinned with: • Waldsee, Germany • Pásztó, Hungary
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- 1.Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020.
- 2.Ruffec, histoire et patrimoine - Mairie Ruffec. www.mairie-ruffec.fr.
- 3.Le nom des habitants du 16 - Charente - Habitants. www.habitants.fr.
- 4.Cassini-Ehess 30010 Ruffec
- 5.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- 6.Meteociel. Normales et records pour Ruffec (16).
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