Chassenon

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

Chassenon
Commune
The church in Chassenon
Coat of arms
Location of Chassenon
Chassenon
Chassenon
Coordinates: 45°51′11″N 0°45′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementConfolens
CantonCharente-Vienne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Reynaud
Area
1
23.48 km2 (9.07 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2017)[1]
880
 • Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16086 /16150
Elevation150–262 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.

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.

Impactite resulting from the Rochechouart crater asteroid impact event, quarried north-west of Rochechouart near Chassenon, was the stone principally used in the building of the monumental Roman baths of Cassinomagus.[2]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,040—    
18001,000−3.8%
18061,049+4.9%
18211,081+3.1%
18311,025−5.2%
18411,008−1.7%
18461,018+1.0%
18511,110+9.0%
18561,077−3.0%
18611,022−5.1%
18661,049+2.6%
1872994−5.2%
18761,032+3.8%
18811,099+6.5%
18861,142+3.9%
18911,173+2.7%
18961,169−0.3%
YearPop.±%
19011,176+0.6%
19061,148−2.4%
19111,188+3.5%
19211,080−9.1%
19261,041−3.6%
19311,133+8.8%
1936983−13.2%
19461,063+8.1%
19541,013−4.7%
19621,097+8.3%
19681,072−2.3%
1975982−8.4%
19821,023+4.2%
1990964−5.8%
1999903−6.3%
2008895−0.9%

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Cécile Doulan et al., eds, Dossier: Cassinomagus: l'agglomération et ses thermes. Résultats des recherches récentes (2003-2010) à Chassenon (Charente) (Bordeaux: Fédération Aquitania, 2012. ISBN 2-910763-32-3. Offprint from Aquitania vol. 28, 2012)


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