Bois (Charente-Maritime)

Bois
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Pons
Community association	Haute-Saintonge
Coordinates	45 ° 29 ′  N , 0 ° 36 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 29 ′  N , 0 ° 36 ′  W
height	29-59 m
surface	21.12 km 2
Residents	530 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	25 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	17240
INSEE code	17050

Bois is a French commune with 530 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Jonzac and the canton of Pons (until 2015: canton of Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge ). The inhabitants are called Boisiens .

geography

Bois is about 28 kilometers south of Saintes . Bois is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin in the north, Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge in the east, Plassac in the south-east, Saint-Ciers-du-Taillon in the south, Lorignac in the south-west and Champagnolles in the west and north-west.

The A10 autoroute runs through the municipality .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	472	473	459	456	427	428	447	530
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Pierre church from the 12th century, renovations from the 15th century, Monument historique
• Malvillars Castle from the 17th / 18th centuries century
• Jagoine Bridge

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bois (Charente-Maritime)

Saint-Pierre church

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 817-819.

Web links

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