Chaniers
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Saintes | |
| Canton | Chaniers | |
| Community association | Saintes | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 43 ′ N , 0 ° 33 ′ W | |
| height | 2-74 m | |
| surface | 26.53 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,590 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 135 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17610 | |
| INSEE code | 17086 | |
| Website | www.chaniers.fr | |
 Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
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Chaniers is a French municipality with 3590 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Saintes and the Canton of Chaniers . The inhabitants are called Chagnolais (es) .
geography
Chaniers lies on the Charente , into which the Coran tributary flows. Chaniers is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Chapelle-des-Pots in the north, Saint-Césaire in the northeast, Saint-Sauvant and Dompierre-sur-Charente in the east, Saint-Sever-de-Saintonge in the southeast, Courcoury in the south, Les Gonds in the Southwest, Saintes in the west and Fontcouverte in the northwest.
Chaniers train station is on the Chartres – Bordeaux line . The National Route 141 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2022 | 2255 | 2750 | 2960 | 3086 | 3231 | 3293 | 3590 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church, built in the 11th century, extension from the 16th century, monument historique since 1912
- Baine Mill, built in the 17th century
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Chaniers
Personalities
- Dominique de Roux (1935–1977), writer, buried here
- Xavier de Roux (* 1940), politician (UMP), former mayor of Chaniers
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 980-982.
