Aulnay (Charente-Maritime)
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Charente-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-d'Angély | |
Canton | Matha | |
Community association | Vals de Saintonge | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 1 ′ N , 0 ° 21 ′ W | |
height | 32-107 m | |
surface | 30.97 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,369 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 44 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 17470 | |
INSEE code | 17024 |
Aulnay (also: Aulnay-de-Saintonge ) is a French commune .
geography
Aulnay is located about 84 km southwest of Poitiers in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and 40 km northeast of Saintes . The municipality is part of the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély and has 1,369 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
Residents | 1471 | 1382 | 1509 | 1503 | 1462 | 1507 | 1462 | 1394 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Architectural monuments
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Aulnay (Charente-Maritime)
- The former pilgrimage church of Saint-Pierre represents a particular highlight in the development of the art of Poitou and is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in France. It has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site " Camino de Santiago in France" since 1998 .
- Pigeon tower
- Donjon of the former castle
Personalities
- Emmanuel Gallard-Lépinay (1842–1885), marine painter
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 109-113.
Web links
Commons : Aulnay - collection of images, videos and audio files