Aunac-sur-Charente
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Confolens | |
| Canton | Boixe-et-Manslois | |
| Community association | Coeur de Charente | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 55 ' N , 0 ° 15' E | |
| height | 64-123 m | |
| surface | 12.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 621 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 49 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16460 | |
| INSEE code | 16023 | |
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Town hall (Mairie) of Aunac-sur-Charente (in Aunac) |
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Aunac-sur-Charente is a French municipality with 621 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Confolens and the canton Boixe-et-Manslois .
On January 1, 2017, Aunac-sur-Charente was formed as Commune nouvelle from the formerly independent communities of Aunac , Bayers and Chenommet . The administrative headquarters are in Aunac.
geography
Aunac-sur-Charente is located about 32 kilometers north-northeast of Angoulême on the Charente . Aunac-sur-Charente is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Chenon in the north and north-west, Poursac in the north, Couture in the east, Saint-Front in the south-east, Mouton in the south, Lichères and Moutonneau in the south and south-west, Fontenille in the west and south-west and Lonnes in the West.
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2016) |
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| Aunac (administrative headquarters) | 16023 | 4.77 | 339 |
| Bayers | 16033 | 3.59 | 117 |
| Chenommet | 16094 | 4.43 | 165 |
Attractions
Aunac
- Saint-Sixte church from the 17th century
Bayers
- Notre-Dame church from the 18th century
- Bayers Castle from the 15th century, a historic monument since 1989
- Bayers Mill
Chenommet
- Dolmen La Pierre Folle, Monument historique since 2012
- Saint-Pierre church from the 12th century, historic monument since 1933
Personalities
- Guy-André-Pierre de Montmorency-Laval (1723–1798), Marshal of France, born at Bayers Castle
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population figures retrospectively from January 1, 2016