Cognac, France

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Cognac
Subprefecture and commune
The Saint-Jacques gate in Cognac
Coat of arms
Location of Cognac
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Coordinates: 45°42′N 0°20′W / 45.70°N 0.33°W / 45.70; -0.33
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Cognac-1 and 2
Intercommunality	CA Grand Cognac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Morgan Berger[1]
Area 1	15.5 km2 (6.0 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	18,448
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16102 /16100
Elevation	5–53 m (16–174 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cognac (French pronunciation: [kɔɲak] ^ⓘ; Saintongese: Cougnat; Occitan: Conhac [kuˈɲak] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France. Administratively, the commune of Cognac is a subprefecture of the Charente department.