Île-d'Aix
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Charente-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
Canton | Châtelaillon plague | |
Community association | Rochefort Ocean | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 1 ′ N , 1 ° 10 ′ W | |
height | 0-15 m | |
surface | 1.19 km 2 | |
Residents | 224 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 188 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 17123 | |
INSEE code | 17004 | |
Website | www.iledaix.fr |
Île-d'Aix is a French commune with 224 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Charente-Maritime department . It is located on the Atlantic island of the same name, Île d'Aix. Also, the Fort Boyard just under three kilometers southwest of the island belongs to the municipality.
geography
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The island is around three kilometers long and 600 m wide and lies off the coast between the larger islands of Île de Ré and Île d'Oléron .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
Residents | 226 | 207 | 207 | 173 | 199 | 186 | 219 | 236 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
economy
The inhabitants live from fishing for fish and crabs as well as from mussel and oyster farming . In summer tourism is an important mainstay, because the island is visited by around 120,000 day visitors every year.
history
After the defeat in the Battle of Waterloo , Napoléon Bonaparte stopped here in July 1815 before being exiled to Saint Helena . In Le Bourg he was housed in the Maison de l'Empéreur. Today it houses the island's museums. Île-d'Aix is a founding member of the Federation of European Napoleonic Cities .
traffic
The island is closed to private motorized traffic.
The island can only be reached by boat. There is a year-round boat connection from La Pointe de la Fumée à côté near Fouras . In summer there are a few more lines, including from La Rochelle and Fort Boyard . The mooring is in the south of the island at Fort de la Rade .
Tourism and sightseeing
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Île-d'Aix
Worth seeing is the Saint-Martin church, now the parish church of Le Bourg. It is the former monastery church of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Martin, which was under Cluny.
There are several fortresses and bunkers on the island; the most important and largest are Fort de la Rade and Fort Liédot .
The Musée Île d'Aix consists of the Musée Napoléonien and the Musée Africain .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 623-626.
Web links
- Website of the Île d'Aix Museum (French)