Aigre (Aigre)
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| local community | Aigre | |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Confolens | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 54 ' N , 0 ° 1' E | |
| Post Code | 16140 | |
| Former INSEE code | 16005 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
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Aigre is a village and a former French commune with 1,089 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Confolens and the canton of Charente-Nord .
With effect from January 1, 2019, the former municipalities of Aigre and Villejésus were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Aigre of the same name and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Aigre.
location
Neighboring towns are Oradour in the northwest and Villejésus in the northeast, Marcillac-Lanville in the southeast and Mons in the southwest.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,428 | 1,755 | 1,374 | 1,177 | 1,141 | 1,088 |
The continuous decline in population since the end of the 19th century is essentially a result of the loss of jobs due to the phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the increasing mechanization of agriculture as a whole.
history
A church is mentioned for the first time in the 13th century; on the site of a castle ( château ) from the 15th century there is only a pigeon house ( pigeonier ) built later . In the 16th century the place came under the influence of Protestantism . Under the Ancien Régime , there was a post office here on the way from Paris to Spain.
Attractions
The town's old church was torn down in the 19th century and replaced by a new three-aisled building in neo-Gothic style. The size of the church and the towering bell tower with its pointed stone helmet are remarkable .
