| Archiac | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Archiac 17.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Jonzac |
| Canton: | Jonzac |
| Insee: | 17016 |
| Postal Code: | 17520 |
| Mayor: | Suzy Cosson-Descubes[1] |
| Term: | 2023 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Haute-Saintonge |
| Coordinates: | 45.5225°N -0.3056°W |
| Elevation M: | 111 |
| Elevation Min M: | 48 |
| Elevation Max M: | 116 |
| Area Km2: | 4.48 |
Archiac (in French pronounced as /aʁʃjak/) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
Archiac is located in the south of the department of Charente Maritime in the historic region of Saintonge some 20 km south of Cognac, 15 km north-west of Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire and 15 km north-east of Jonzac. The village has the status of a town and is located at the intersection of two main highways: the D699 from Arthenac in the south-west to Ambleville in the north-east; and the D731 from Cierzac in the north-west which continues south-east from the village. The north-eastern border of the commune is also the border between Charente-Maritime and Charente departments. Other access roads include the D149 which is a short-cut connection between the D699 and the D733 west of the village and the D152 which goes south from the village to Saint-Maigrin. There are also the hamlets of La Grue and Saint-Pierre north-east of the village. Apart from some wooded areas near the village the commune is entirely farmland.[2]
List of successive mayors[4]
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1995 | Jacques Dusaud | ||
| 1995 | 2008 | François Robin | DVD | |
| 2008 | 2014 | Carole Blanchard | ||
| 2014 | 2020 | Didier Braud | ||
| 2020 | 2023 | Maurice Gonzalez | ||
| 2023 | 2026 | Suzy Cosson-Descubes |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Archiacais or Archiacaises in French.[5] Arthenac was part of the Archiac commune until they were separated in 1831; the population data given in the table and graph below for 1821 and earlier include the commune of Arthenac.
The population of the town is older than the departmental average.
Percentage distribution of age groups in Archiac and Charente-Maritime Department in 2017
| Archiac | Charente-Maritime | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Range | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| 0 to 14 Years | 17.0 | 14.0 | 16.3 | 14.3 | |
| 15 to 29 Years | 12.8 | 12.3 | 15.4 | 13.1 | |
| 30 to 44 Years | 16.4 | 12.8 | 16.7 | 16.1 | |
| 45 to 59 Years | 19.2 | 18.0 | 20.2 | 19.9 | |
| 60 to 74 Years | 21.7 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 22.0 | |
| 75 to 89 Years | 11.0 | 15.6 | 9.4 | 12.3 | |
| 90 Years+ | 1.8 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | |