BROSSAC VILLAGE |
BROSSAC C'EST L'UNE ~ IS THE ONE |
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Brossac Village Charente South West France
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 The
village
rests at an
altitude of 156m and it's 11
th century church sits proudly
overlooking the rolling hills and vineyards of South
Charente.
Here
we have put
together some images and useful information regarding our
village.Brossac is the principle village (Chef-lieu) of the Canton-of-Brossac.The code cantal 16 08 and you can find further info within the "The communes of the arrondissement of Cognac" and the INSEE code is 16066. Brossac-canton is in the department of Charente which rests within the region of Poitou-Charentes. The population was estimated at 2 166 habitants in 1999 the surfice of the canton is 16 700 ha = 167 km² and the population density was estimated at 13 habitants to each km². Brossac is the head village for The Canton which means it encompasses other villages within its administration. The villages  of Passirac,
Bardenac, chatignac saint vallier and Oriolles all come under it's
durustiction.Brossac has all you would need to compliment your stay in the Charente. There is the normal every day shops including butchers, bakers, tabac and a small spar superette,. The Village also has Other services a Petrol Station and workshops, Builders and hardware Merchants, Petrol Service Station, Renault, Pharmercie and two restaurants. you will find information and other business's all listed in our Brossac directory. Brossac has a wealth of artisans such as Plumbers, Builders,Carpenters Plasterer and Roofer. There is a well stocked builders merchants and hardware shop very handy if you are thinking of purchasing a property in Brossac  Other
local
facilities include a Gendarmerie Station, Mayors Office
(town
hall) with tourist office and
salle de fetes, Doctors surgery, a 11th century
catholic church, Post
Office, Bank with a 24 hr cash dispenser.A Bus Service is operated by Citram and offers 4 times a day services ~ Chalais to Barbezieux. There is a local Taxi service which requires pre booking, The nearest train station is at Chalais with connections to Bordeaux and Angouleme where you can pick up the TGV. The nearest airport is Angouleme airport which provides flight to Stanstead in UK. Other airports include Bordeaux Airport, Poitiers Airport and Bergerac Airport For further information check out AIRPORTS SOUTH WEST FRANCE   Brossac
has many sporting activities and it's football club is respected
throught the south Charente. Both the footbal club
and the tennis club offer open doors to visitors and are well supported
by both the community and the mairie. There is a wealth of activities
in Brossac including Jet Sking, Quad biking, Hourse ridding, Walking,
crazy golf, cycling tours and more.We have produce further information regarding the activites within Brossac in our Sports and Activies section Each year The committee des fetes de Brossac plans all types of Fetes from street markets, bric and brac sales, fun fairs, night markets, running and cycle ling tournaments, dinners, diner dancing, a firework display with music for the July holiday is held at the LAKE ~ "L'ETANG VALLIER" a circular is distributed to all the  householders
within the canton listing all the
events for the
Year (very
well
organized committee).
also
worth noting there is two schools
in Brossac an infants and a
juniors. The nearest senior school is at Chalais 8 km from
BrossacVillage.If you would like to add to this page, maybe you have an article related to the village or it's neighboring villages or the nearby towns of Chalais or Barbezieux or photos then please submit it to us and we will consider it for inclusion within this section of our website. |
Brossac Village Charente South West France
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