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Agudelle
Old tree at Agudelle
Old tree at Agudelle
Location of Agudelle
Map
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementJonzac
CantonJonzac
IntercommunalityHaute-Saintonge
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2020) Roland Arrivé
Area
1
5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
108
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17002 /17500
Elevation47–77 m (154–253 ft)
(avg. 72 m or 236 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Agudelle is located some 7 km south by south-west of Jonzac and 10 km east of Mirambeau. It can be accessed by the D153 road from Nieul-le-Virouil in the west to the village then continuing east to join the D19 road. There is also the D154E1 from Salignac-de-Mirambeau in the south through the commune to the village. There is a network of country roads covering the whole commune. The commune is mostly farmland with a large forest in the north and patches of forest in the south. Apart from the village there is also the hamlet of Chez Nicoleau in the south of the commune.[1] The altitude varies from 47 to 77 metres above sea level.

The western border of the commune consists of a stream which flows into the Etang d'Allas just outside the north-western border of the commune. The eastern border of the commune is delineated by the Maine stream which flows north.[1]

Neighbouring communes and villages[1]

History

In the 12th century Agudelle forest belonged to the Order of Fontevraud. The chapel was given to Lambert, the founder of the Abbey of Our Lady of the Crown in 1116 to establish a priory.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Agudelle[2]

From To Name Party Position
2001 2020 Roland Arrivé DVG

(Not all data is known)

Canton

Agudelle is part of the Canton of Jonzac together with 19 other communes.

Inter-Communality

Agudelle part of the Community of communes of Haute-Saintonge. This group includes 123 communes in the south of Charente-Maritime and is the largest intercommunal structure in France.

Demography

According to the INSEE census of 2009, Agudelle had 108 inhabitants (a decrease of 13.6% compared to 1999). The commune occupies 32,169th place at the national level while it was at 30,718th in 1999 and the 452nd at the departmental level out of 472 communes.

The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]

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Population of Agudelle

Distribution of Age Groups

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Agudelle and Charente-Maririme Department in 2009

Agudelle Agudelle Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime
Age Range Men Women Men Women
0 to 14 Years 16.9 15.4 17.2 15.1
15 to 29 Years 13.6 17.3 16.5 14.4
30 to 44 Years 16.9 15.4 18.7 17.9
45 to 59 Years 22.0 25.0 21.0 20.8
60 to 74 Years 18.6 17.3 17.2 17.8
75 to 89 Years 11.9 9.6 9.0 12.4
90 Years+ 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5

Sources:

Economy

The main product of the commune is grapes for cognac and Pineau des Charentes.

Sites and Monuments

The Church of Eutropius
The Bell Tower
Inside the church
  • The Church of Saint Eutropius (12th century) has been listed as a historical monument since 31 December 1986.[3] The church contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
    • A Statue: Saint Eutropius (17th century)[4] in polychrome wood.
    • A Bronze Bell (1556)[5]
  • The Tower House dates from the 19th century.

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 [1], the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

  1. ^ a b c Google Maps
  2. ^ List of Mayors of France Template:Fr icon
  3. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00104589 Church of Saint Eutropius Template:Fr icon
  4. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM17000003 Statue: Saint Eutropius Template:Fr icon
  5. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM17000002 Bronze Bell Template:Fr icon
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