| Val-de-Cognac | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Cognac |
| Canton: | Cognac-1 |
| Insee: | 16097 |
| Postal Code: | 16370 |
| Mayor: | Jean-Marc Girardeau[1] |
| Term: | 2024 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CA Grand Cognac |
| Coordinates: | 45.7442°N -0.3519°W |
| Elevation Min M: | 5 |
| Elevation Max M: | 104 |
| Area Km2: | 61.76 |
| Website: | val-de-cognac.com |
Val-de-Cognac (pronounced as /fr/, literally Vale of Cognac) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was formed on 1 January 2024, with the merger of Cherves-Richemont and Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac.
On 1 January 2024, Cherves-Richemont and Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac merged to create the new commune of Val-de-Cognac.[2] This merger was validated by the two municipal councils on 26 April 2023 and endorsed by a prefectural decree of 25 September.[3]
The new commune of Val-de-Cognac is located in the far west of the Charente department, in the small agricultural region of Cognaçais[4] and the micro-country of Borderies. It is located from Angoulême,[5] prefecture of the department, and from Cognac, the sub-prefecture. The commune is also part of the Cognac living area.