Canton of Jonzac
The Canton of Jonzac is a canton of the Charente-Maritime département, in France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 20 to 46 communes :…- Type: Locality with 3,440 residents
- Description: canton of France
- Also known as: “17197” and “canton of Jonzac”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Windmill and Jonzac.
Windmill
Windmill
Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY 2.0.
A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain. Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern periods; the horizontal or panemone windmill first appeared in Persia during the 9th century, and the vertical windmill first appeared in northwestern Europe in the 12th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jonzac and Clam.
Jonzac
Village
Photo: Mariiwakura, CC0.
Jonzac is a commune of the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. The historian Jean Glénisson was born in Jonzac as well as the philosopher Jean Hyppolite.
Clam
Village
Canton of Jonzac
- Category: canton of France
- Location: Arrondissement of Jonzac, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Italian—“Canton of Jonzac” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Jonzac kantonamendua”
- Catalan: “cantó de Jonzac”
- Catalan: “Cantó de Jonzac”
- Chinese: “容扎克县”
- Dutch: “kanton Jonzac”
- Dutch: “Kanton Jonzac”
- Esperanto: “Jonzac”
- Esperanto: “kantono Jonzac”
- Esperanto: “kantono Ĵonzak”
- French: “canton de Jonzac”
- French: “Canton de Jonzac”
- French: “Jonzac”
- German: “Kanton Jonzac”
- Irish: “cantún Jonzac”
- Italian: “Cantone di Jonzac”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chez Bastard and Saint-Martial-de-Vitaterne.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hôpital de Jonzac and Jonzac Railway Station.
Charente-Maritime: Must-Visit Destinations
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