Ruffec (Charente)

Ruffec is a commune with 3499 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Charente in the Poitou -Charentes; it belongs to the district Confolens and Canton Ruffec.

Neighboring communities of Ruffec include Les Adjots in the north, Taizé Aizie in the northeast, Condac in the east, in the southeast Barro, Villegats in the south, La Faye in the southwest and Bernac in the West.

Demographics

Attractions

• Parish Church of Saint- André ( second half of the 12th century, Monument historique )
• Ruins of the chapel of Saint- Blaise ( Monument historique )
• Castle

Saint -Blaise

Castle

Personalities

• Jean Baptist Duhamel (1767-1847)
• Jean -François Cail (1804-1871)

Twinning

• Waldsee, Rheinland -Pfalz
• Pásztó (Hungary )