Arthenac

Arthenac
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Jonzac
Community association	Haute-Saintonge
Coordinates	45 ° 31 ′  N , 0 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 31 ′  N , 0 ° 19 ′  W
height	43–111 m
surface	12.66 km 2
Residents	345 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	27 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	17520
INSEE code	17020
City Hall (Mairie) of Arthenac

Arthenac is a French municipality with 345 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Jonzac and the canton of Jonzac ( Archiac until 2015 ). The inhabitants are called Arthenacais .

geography

Arthenac is located about 82 kilometers north-northeast of Bordeaux . Neighboring municipalities of Arthenac are Archiac in the north, Saint-Eugène in the east, Brie-sous-Archiac in the south-east, Allas-Champagne in the south, Réaux sur Trèfle in the south-west and Sainte-Lheurine in the west and north-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	407	398	351	305	331	312	322	345
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint Martin Church

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Arthenac

• Saint-Martin church from the 12th century, alterations from the 16th century, monument historique since 1910

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 67-68.

Web links

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