Cognac
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Summary
Cognac is a commune of France[1]. Cognac ranks in the top 0.64% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,226 views/month, #198 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Cognac[3], canton of Cognac-Nord[4], canton of Cognac-Sud[5], Charente[6]
- Country: France[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Charente[8]
- Head of government: Morgan Berger[9]
- Continent: Europe[10]
- Shares border with: Boutiers-Saint-Trojan[11], Châteaubernard[12], Javrezac[13], Merpins[14], Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac[15], Val-de-Cognac[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Perth[17], Denison[18], Königswinter[19], Valdepeñas[20], Vyškov[21]
- Postal code: 16100[22]
- Commons category: Cognac[23]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[24], UTC+02:00[25]
- Significant event: Siege of Conhac[26]
- Official website: https://www.ville-cognac.fr/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cognac[28]
- Commons gallery: Cognac (Charente)[29]
- Email address: mailto:mairie@ville-cognac.fr[30]
- Population: 18,705[31], 19,406[32], 18,654[33], 19,395[34], 18,825[35], 18,628[36], 22,062[37], 22,237[38], 20,660[39], 19,528[40], 19,534[41], 19,409[42], 18,611[43], 18,670[44]
- Time of earliest written record: 1215[45]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Cognac[46]
- Phone number: +33-5-45-36-55-36[47]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[48], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[49], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[50], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[51], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[52]
- Capital of: canton of Cognac-Nord[53], canton of Cognac-Sud[54], arrondissement of Cognac[55], canton of Cognac-2[56], canton of Cognac-1[57]
- Official name: Cognac[58]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Cognac include brandy[59], a liquor[60]; Coniacian[61], a stage[62], in Germany[63]; Cognac-Châteaubernard Air Base[64], an air base[65], in France[66]; and Angoulême – Brie – Champniers Airport[67], an airport[68], in France[69].
Why It Matters
Cognac has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] Cognac is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]
Entities named for Cognac include brandy[59], a liquor[60]; Coniacian[61], a stage[62], in Germany[63]; Cognac-Châteaubernard Air Base[64], an air base[65], in France[66]; and Angoulême – Brie – Champniers Airport[67], an airport[68], in France[69].