Angoulins
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle | |
| Canton | Châtelaillon plague | |
| Community association | La Rochelle | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 6 ′ N , 1 ° 7 ′ W | |
| height | 0-17 m | |
| surface | 7.86 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,940 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 501 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17690 | |
| INSEE code | 17010 | |
| Website | www.angoulins-sur-mer.fr | |
 Angoulins Beach |
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Angoulins (also: Angoulins-sur-Mer ) is a French municipality and a seaside resort with 3940 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Angoulins belongs to the arrondissement of La Rochelle and (until December 31, 2014) to the canton of Aytré . As of January 1, 2015, Angoulins belongs to the canton of Châtelaillon-Plage . The inhabitants are called Angoulinois (es) .
geography
Angoulins is located on the Atlantic coast about seven kilometers southeast of La Rochelle . Angoulins is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Aytré in the north, La Jarne in the east and northeast, Salles-sur-Mer in the east and southeast and Châtelaillon-Plage in the south.
The national route 137 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 1.917 | 2.126 | 2.149 | 2,441 | 2,908 | 3,501 | 3,701 | 3,790 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Angoulins
- Saint-Pierre church, fortified church in Gothic style from the 15th century, the priory has been a monument historique since 1908 (with pulpit from 1758 and bell from 1631)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 153-157.
Personalities
- Colette Besson (1946–2005), 1968 Olympic champion over 400 meters, buried here
