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Communauté D'agglomération Du Grand Cognac
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunal structure, centred on the Communes of France, town of Cognac, France, Cognac. It is located in the Charente departments of France, department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions of France, region, southwestern France. Created in 2017, its seat is in Cognac. [CA du Grand Cognac (N° SIREN : 200070514)] BANATIC. Retrieved 14 November 2022. Its area is 754.3 km 2. Its population was 69,262 in 2019, of which 18,670 in Cognac proper. [Compar ...
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Cognac, France
Cognac (; Saintongese: ''Cougnat''; oc, Conhac ) is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France. Administratively, the commune of Cognac is a subprefecture of the Charente department.
Name
The name is believed to be formed from individual masculine name -Connius, Gallic name, and the suffix -acum, which would correspond to the "domain of Connius".
History
The town of Cognac was unknown before the ninth century, when it was fortified. During the Hundred Years' War, the town continually changed sides, according to the tides of war. In 1526, it lent its name to the War of the League of Cognac, the military alliance established by King Francis I of France to fight against the House of Habsburg. As a benefit of the War League of Cognac, King Francis I granted to the town of Cognac the commercial right to participate in the salt trade conducted along the river, from which regional Cognac developed into a centre for the production of wine and brandy.
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