Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Confolens | |
| Canton | Charente-Bonnieure | |
| Community association | Charente limousine | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 49 ′ N , 0 ° 27 ′ E | |
| height | 91-174 m | |
| surface | 33.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,046 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 91 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16260 | |
| INSEE code | 16085 | |
| Website | www.chasseneuil.fr | |
 Mairie (Town Hall) of Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure |
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Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure is a French commune with 3,046 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Confolens and the canton of Charente-Bonnieure . The inhabitants are called Chasseneuillais (es) .
geography
The municipality is traversed by the Bonnieure , a tributary of the Charente . Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Lussac in the north, Suaux in the northeast, Vitrac-Saint-Vincent in the east, Saint-Adjutory in the southeast, Taponnat-Fleurignac in the south, Les Pins in the southwest, Saint-Mary in the west and Cellefrouin in the north-west.
The former Route nationale 141 (today's D941) and the former Route nationale 151bis run through the municipality .
history
In Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure, the Maquis de Bir Hacheim resistance group was formed in 1943 under the leadership of Claude Bonnier . The road of freedom in Chasseneuil ( Route Claude Bonnier - Route de la Liberté ) is named after the founder .
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| year | 1793 | 1856 | 1901 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,850 | 2,229 | 2,356 | 2,723 | 2,790 | 2,803 | 2,903 | 2,791 | 2,786 | 2,894 | 3,076 |
Attractions
- Saturninus Church (Saint-Saturnin) from the 12th century, with remains from the 15th century, restored in the 19th and 20th centuries
- House with tower from the 16th century
- Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Convent from 1850
- four wash houses
- Memorial of the Resistance Movement ( Mémorial de la Résistance )
- Chasseneuil Forest
16th century house
Saint-Saturnin Church
Mémorial de la Resistance in Chasseneuil
Route de la Liberté
Personalities
- Fernand Legros (1931–1983), art dealer
