Ruffec () is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

It is a stopover town on the road from Paris to Spain (Route nationale 10), between Poitiers and Angoulême.

During the Second World War, Ruffec was at the centre of Resistance for the evacuation of the Allied airmen towards Spain.

Population

Its inhabitants are known as the Ruffécois or the Ruffécoises in French.

Twin towns – sister cities

Ruffec is twinned with:

• Waldsee, Germany

• Pásztó, Hungary

Climate

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References