Annezay
Annezay | |
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 The road into Annezay | |
Location of Annezay | |
  Annezay Location within France  Annezay Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 46°00′36″N 0°42′45″W / 46.01°N 0.7125°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Intercommunality | Vals de Saintonge Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabien Brodu[1] |
Area 1 | 7.43 km2 (2.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 168 |
| • Density | 22.6/km2 (58.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17012 /17380 |
| Elevation | 5–65 m (16–213 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Annezay (French pronunciation: [anzɛ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
Geography
Annezay is located some 12 km south-east of Surgères and 16 km north-west of Saint-Jean-d'Angély. Access is by the D118 road from Saint-Crépin in the south-west passing through the west of the commune and continuing north to Chervettes. There is also the D213 from the village east to Saint-Loup. The D107E2 road also passes through the east of the commune from the D107 in the north to Tonnay-Boutonne in the south. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of Le Grand Vivroux and Le Tramaillou in the commune. Apart from a few small patches of forest the commune is entirely farmland.[3]
There are two small unnamed streams south of the village.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2001 | Abel Daubigne | ind. |
| 2001 | 2020 | Philippe Jouve | DVD |
| 2020 | 2026 | Fabien Brodu |
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Anneziens or Anneziennes in French.[5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 214 | — |
| 1975 | 194 | −1.39% |
| 1982 | 178 | −1.22% |
| 1990 | 149 | −2.20% |
| 1999 | 175 | +1.80% |
| 2007 | 162 | −0.96% |
| 2012 | 169 | +0.85% |
| 2017 | 162 | −0.84% |
| 2023 | 168 | +0.61% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Culture and heritage
Religious heritage
The Church of Saint Peter contains a Chasuble, Stole, and Maniple (18th century)
that are registered as an historical object.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 Google Maps
- ↑ List of Mayors of France
- ↑ Le nom des habitants du 17 - Charente-Maritime, habitants.fr
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM17000653 Chasuble, Stole, and Maniple (in French)
External links
- Annezay on the National Geographic Institute website (in French)
- Annezay on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Annezay on the 1750 Cassini Map
