Chabanais

For the historical brothel in Paris, see Le Chabanais.

Chabanais
Route nationale 141
Coat of arms
Chabanais
Location within Poitou-Charentes region Chabanais
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Chabanais
Intercommunality	Haute-Charente
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Gealageas
Area1	15.01 km2 (5.80 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,879
• Density	130/km2 (320/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	16070 / 16150
Elevation	148–250 m (486–820 ft) (avg. 156 m or 512 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Chabanais (Occitan: Chabanès) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Geography

The Vienne River passes through Chabanais. The village is located in the Rochechouart crater, an ancient asteroid impact crater that eroded away and is not visible anymore.

The Vienne River close to the bridge

History

Chabanais was struck by an F2 tornado on 5 May 1997.

The resident village idiot of Chabanais goes about the same username on Reddit, and is known to troll political subreddits.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,164	—
1968	2,439	+12.7%
1975	2,434	−0.2%
1982	2,242	−7.9%
1990	2,107	−6.0%
1999	1,944	−7.7%
2008	1,879	−3.3%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

• INSEE