Bourcefranc-le-Chapus
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Charente-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
Canton | Marennes | |
Community association | Bassin de Marennes | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 51 ′ N , 1 ° 9 ′ W | |
height | 0-18 m | |
surface | 12.4 km 2 | |
Residents | 3,454 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 279 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 17560 | |
INSEE code | 17058 | |
Website | www.bourcefranc-le-chapus.fr | |
![]() Town hall of Bourcefranc-le-Chapus |
Bourcefranc-le-Chapus is a French commune with 3,454 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Rochefort and the canton of Marennes . The inhabitants are called Bourcefrançais and Chapusais .
geography
Bourcefranc-le-Chapus is located at the mouth of the Seudre in the Atlantic Ocean and at the Viaduc d'Oléron to the Île d'Oléron . Bourcefranc-le-Chapus is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Marennes-Hiers-Brouage in the east, south and south-east and on the opposite side of the strait from Oléron Le Château-d'Oléron and Saint-Trojan-les-Bains on the Île d'Oléron .
history
In 1908 the municipality was formed from the two localities Bourcefranc and Le Chapus and separated from Marennes.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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3,073 | 3,095 | 2,984 | 2,794 | 2,851 | 2,951 | 3,275 | 3,388 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bourcefranc-le-Chapus
- 17th century Saint-Louis church
- Fort Louvois (also: Fort Le Chapus), sea fortress built between 1691 and 1694, monument historique since 1929
- town hall
- La Plataine Mill
- Viaduc d'Oléron , built in 1966
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Rheinbrohl in Rhineland-Palatinate since 1965.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 375-379.