Archiac
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac | |
| Canton | Jonzac | |
| Community association | Haute-Saintonge | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 31 ′ N , 0 ° 18 ′ W | |
| height | 48-116 m | |
| surface | 4.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 772 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 172 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17520 | |
| INSEE code | 17016 | |
Archiac is a French community with about 800 inhabitants in the Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the canton of Jonzac in the arrondissement of Jonzac and was the capital of the canton of Archiac until 2015 .
Archiac's neighboring municipalities are Saint-Palais-du-Né in the north, Saint-Eugène in the east, Arthenac in the south and Sainte-Lheurine in the west.
Population development
- 1962: 813
- 1968: 856
- 1975: 890
- 1982: 868
- 1990: 837
- 1999: 864
- 2008: 813
- 2017: 800
Attractions
- Parish Church of Saint-Pierre
- Partly restored tower remains of the castle from the 9th / 11th century, which was finally destroyed during the French Revolution. Century; the tower was used as a windmill in the 19th century , then received the crenellated wreath visible today around 1900 . (Private property, not accessible)
- Château Bernier from 1914 (private property, not accessible), near the castle destroyed during the French Revolution
- Bridge from 1830
- Dolmen near Lavaure
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Archiac
Town center
Parish Church of Saint-Pierre
Parish Church of Saint-Pierre
Château Bernier from the west
Château Bernier from the south
Gatehouse to the park of the Château Bernier
Remnants of the castle destroyed during the revolution
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 64-67.
Web links
Commons : Archiac - collection of images, videos and audio files
