Bassac | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Bassac (Charente).svg |
Arrondissement: | Cognac |
Canton: | Jarnac |
Insee: | 16032 |
Postal Code: | 16120 |
Mayor: | Nicole Roy[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Grand Cognac |
Coordinates: | 45.6642°N -0.1056°W |
Elevation M: | 20 |
Elevation Min M: | 12 |
Elevation Max M: | 38 |
Area Km2: | 7.62 |
Bassac (in French pronounced as /basak/) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It has Bassac Abbey, founded more than 1000 years ago (in the year 1002), partially restored in the late 20th century, and sold in 2015 to a trust ("société civile immobilièree") for renovation.