Champdolent
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| 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 ° 48 ′ W | |
| height | 1-35 m | |
| surface | 12.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 400 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 33 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17430 | |
| INSEE code | 17085 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Champdolent |
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Champdolent is a French commune of 400 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 the canton of Saint-Jean-d'Angély (until 2015: canton of Saint-Savinien ). The inhabitants are called Champdoloriciens .
geography
Champdolent is about 40 kilometers southeast of La Rochelle . Champdolent is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lussant in the north and north-west, Saint-Coutant-le-Grand in the north, Puy-du-Lac in the north and north-east, Archingeay in the east and north-east, Saint-Savinien in the south-east, Bords in the south and Cabariot in the West.
The A837 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 366 | 375 | 332 | 299 | 328 | 372 | 381 | 401 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Champdolent
- Saint-Pierre church from the 12th century, monument historique since 1925
- Champdolent Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 961-962.
