Andilly, Charente-Maritime

Coordinates: 46°15′14″N 1°01′32″W / 46.2539°N 1.0256°W / 46.2539; -1.0256
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Andilly
Commune
The Town Hall
The Town Hall
Location of Andilly
Map
Andilly is located in France
Andilly
Andilly
Andilly is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Andilly
Coordinates: 46°15′14″N 1°01′32″W / 46.2539°N 1.0256°W / 46.2539; -1.0256
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementLa Rochelle
CantonMarans
IntercommunalityAunis Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Sylvain Fagot
Area
1
28.53 km2 (11.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
2,312
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17008 /17230
Elevation0–24 m (0–79 ft)
(avg. 13 m or 43 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Andilly is a French commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Andillais or Andillaises[2]

Geography

Location

Andilly is a marshy commune in the western part of the Poitevin Marsh located in the northwest of the Charente-Maritime 6.5 km south of Marans, the chief town of the canton, and 17 km north-east of La Rochelle, the prefecture of the department.

Setting

The commune includes the town of Andilly, the village of "Sérigny", and a place called "Bel-Air".

Andilly belongs to the western or dried-up part of the Poitevin Marsh and is a large grain-producing area. The commune is polbut fgticularly well served by diversion canals, for draining and irrigation. Among these, two major canals cross the commune: the Canal du Curé crosses from east to west and the Canal from Marans to La Rochelle from north to south.

Andilly is watered in all the central parts and in the west by the Canal du Curé, which is formed from the lower reaches of the river Cure that is canalised from the commune of Anais. In Andilly, the Canal du Curé has long been called the Grand Canal of Andilly since its construction in 1771.

From north to south, the commune is traversed by the Canal from Marans to La Rochelle, which crosses the Canal du Curé northwest of Andilly town where significant crossing locks were built at a place called the Locks of Andilly.

Locks of Andilly
Plan of canal at Andilly locks

Neighbouring communes and villages[3]

History

  • During the Wars of Religion Andilly was an advanced military post.
  • There are remains of the castle
  • There are ruins of a priory and a castle with underground passages
  • There are also prehistoric underground refuges and relics

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name Party Position
1977 1983 Raoul Jardonnet Carpenter
1983 1995 Michel Fillodeau SE Farmer
1995 2008 Christian Point SE Civil Engineer
2008 2014 Maurice Debègue SE IT Engineer
2014 Current Sylvain Fagot DVG

(Not all data is known)

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
20041,772—    
20061,863+5.1%
20071,900+2.0%
20081,935+1.8%
20091,971+1.9%
20101,980+0.5%
20111,999+1.0%
20122,039+2.0%
20132,081+2.1%
20142,122+2.0%
20152,163+1.9%
20162,217+2.5%

Distribution of Age Groups

Andilly village

The population of the commune is relatively young. The proportion of people over the age of 60 years (16.6%) is less than the national average (21.6%) and the departmental average (28.1%).

In contrast to the national and departmental proportions, the percentage of males in the commune is greater than that of females (51.3% against 48.4% nationally and 48.2% departmentally).

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Andilly and Charente-Maritime Department in 2009

Andilly Andilly Charente-M Charente-M
Age Range Men Women Men Women
0 to 14 Years 23.8 21.9 17.2 15.1
15 to 29 Years 15.1 13.9 16.5 14.4
30 to 44 Years 23.9 26.1 18.7 17.9
45 to 59 Years 21.9 20.6 21.0 20.8
60 to 74 Years 11.6 11.3 17.2 17.8
75 to 89 Years 3.5 5.7 9.0 12.4
90 Years+ 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.5

Sources:

Sites and monuments

  • The Dairy and Casein Factory (19th century) is registered as an historical monument.[5]
  • The Church of Saint Nazaire
  • The church of Saint-Nazaire
    The church of Saint-Nazaire
  • The church facade
    The church facade
  • The rear of the church
    The rear of the church
  • Remains of a medieval castle and a priory.

Transport

Railway Stations and Halts

Airports and Aerodromes

Roads

  • The D137 crosses the commune from Marans in the north passing between Andilly town and Serigny and continuing south to Usseau
  • The D20 connects the D137 to Andilly town and continues south-west to Villedoux
  • The D202 goes south from the town to Saint-Ouen-d'Aunis
  • The D112 goes south-east from the town to Longèves

Sports

Andilly was the arrival point of the 1st stage and departure point of the 2nd stage of the Tour du Poitou-Charentes in 2004.[6]

See also

Notes and references

Notes


References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Inhabitants of Charente-Maritime (in French)
  3. ^ Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France
  5. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA17000264 Dairy and Casein Factory (in French)
  6. ^ Tour Poitou-Charentes website Archived 2011-02-11 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

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