Bignay

Bignay
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Canton	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Community association	Vals de Saintonge
Coordinates	45 ° 55 ′ N , 0 ° 36 ′ W Coordinates: 45 ° 55 ′ N , 0 ° 36 ′ W
height	14-86 m
surface	8.73 km 2
Residents	411 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	47 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	17400
INSEE code	17046
	; Town Hall (Mairie) of Bignay

Bignay is a French municipality with 411 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély and is part of the canton of Saint-Jean-d'Angély . The inhabitants are called Bignaysia .

geography

Bignay is about 60 kilometers east-southeast of La Rochelle in the Saintonge . Bignay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Voissay in the north, Mazeray in the east and southeast, Fenioux in the south, Taillant in the southwest and Les Touillers in the northwest.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	247	237	194	244	312	321	384	435
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Sauveur church, historique monument since 1907

Bignay Castle

Saint-Sauveur church
Bignay Castle

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , p. 868.

Web links

Commons : Bignay - collection of images, videos and audio files