Chassenon

Chassenon
Chassenon
Location within Poitou-Charentes region Chassenon
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Chabanais
Intercommunality	Haute-Charente
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Reynaud
Area1	23.48 km2 (9.07 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	895
• Density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	16086 / 16150
Elevation	150–262 m (492–860 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 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.

Chassenon is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

History

The ancient name of the village was Cassinomagus.

Situated on the Agrippan Way (Lyon - Saintes), Cassinomagus was, in the Roman times, important enough to be mentioned on the mediaeval Peutinger map as one of the two secondary towns between Limoges and Saintes. The remains of this Gallo-Roman town lay on about 300 hectares and include a sanctuary of about 25 hectares. This sanctuary consisted of several monuments: a big temple, two small ones, a theatre (amphitheatre ?), and thermal baths. The baths, which are very well preserved, can be visited.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,040	—
1800	1,000	−3.8%
1806	1,049	+4.9%
1821	1,081	+3.1%
1831	1,025	−5.2%
1841	1,008	−1.7%
1846	1,018	+1.0%
1851	1,110	+9.0%
1856	1,077	−3.0%
1861	1,022	−5.1%
1866	1,049	+2.6%
1872	994	−5.2%
1876	1,032	+3.8%
1881	1,099	+6.5%
1886	1,142	+3.9%
1891	1,173	+2.7%
1896	1,169	−0.3%
1901	1,176	+0.6%
1906	1,148	−2.4%
1911	1,188	+3.5%
1921	1,080	−9.1%
1926	1,041	−3.6%
1931	1,133	+8.8%
1936	983	−13.2%
1946	1,063	+8.1%
1954	1,013	−4.7%
1962	1,097	+8.3%
1968	1,072	−2.3%
1975	982	−8.4%
1982	1,023	+4.2%
1990	964	−5.8%
1999	903	−6.3%
2008	895	−0.9%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department
• Rochechouart crater

References

• INSEE