Jonzac (French pronunciation: [ʒɔ̃zak] ^ⓘ; Poitevin-Saintongese: Jhonzat) is a commune of the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. The historian Jean Glénisson (1921–2010) was born in Jonzac as well as the philosopher Jean Hyppolite (1907–1968)

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Jonzac
Subprefecture and commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Jonzac
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Coordinates: 45°26′48″N 0°26′01″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Jonzac
Intercommunality	Haute-Saintonge
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Cabri[1]
Area 1	13.09 km2 (5.05 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,550
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Demonym	Jonzacais·e
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17197 /17500
Elevation	26–87 m (85–285 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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The river Seugne flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town. The station of Jonzac has a direct connection the station Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean.

Jonzac is located in the south of Charente-Maritime, with the department's capital La Rochelle 105 km to the northwest. The capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, Bordeaux, is 90 km to the southwest. 55 km to its east is Angoulême, capital of the neighbouring Charente department.

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department