Chambon (Charente-Maritime)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
| Canton | Surgères | |
| Community association | Aunis Sud | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 8 ′ N , 0 ° 51 ′ W | |
| height | 13–41 m | |
| surface | 18.33 km 2 | |
| Residents | 928 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 51 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17290 | |
| INSEE code | 17080 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Chambon |
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Chambon is a French municipality with 928 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Rochefort and is part of the canton of Surgères . The inhabitants are called Chambonnais .
geography
Chambon is located about 23 kilometers east-southeast of La Rochelle and about 22 kilometers north-northeast of Rochefort in the historic Aunis region . Chambon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Puyravault in the north, Surgères in the east, Saint-Pierre-la-Noue in the south-east, Landrais in the south, Forges in the west and Virson in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 634 | 566 | 554 | 634 | 730 | 739 | 841 | 882 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Chambon (Charente-Maritime)
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
- Saint-Jacques church in Le Cher from the 12th century
- Marlonges Castle
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
Saint-Jacques church
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 49-50.
