Bourgneuf (Charente-Maritime)
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Charente-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | La Rochelle | |
Canton | La Jarrie | |
Community association | La Rochelle | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 10 ′ N , 1 ° 1 ′ W | |
height | 22-47 m | |
surface | 2.68 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,275 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 476 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 17220 | |
INSEE code | 17059 | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Bourgneuf |
Bourgneuf is a French commune with 1,275 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of La Rochelle , the canton of La Jarrie and is a member of the commune association La Rochelle Agglomération . The inhabitants are called Novibourgeois .
geography
Bourgneuf is located about ten kilometers east-northeast of La Rochelle in the historic Aunis landscape . Bourgneuf is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sainte-Soulle in the north, Montroy in the south and east, Périgny in the south-east and Dompierre-sur-Mer in the west and north-west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
Residents | 285 | 313 | 404 | 841 | 1,044 | 1,041 | 1,063 | 1,088 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bourgneuf (Charente-Maritime)
- Sainte-Catherine church
Personalities
- Adolphe Guillaumat (1863-1940), General
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , p. 276.
Web links
Commons : Bourgneuf - collection of images, videos and audio files