Chenac-Saint-Seurin-d'Uzet
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Charente-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | Saintes | |
Canton | Saintonge Estuaire | |
Community association | Royan Atlantique | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 31 ′ N , 0 ° 50 ′ W | |
height | 0-62 m | |
surface | 20.23 km 2 | |
Residents | 594 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 29 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 17120 | |
INSEE code | 17098 | |
![]() Town hall (Mairie) of Chenac-Saint-Seurin-d'Uzet |
Chenac-Saint-Seurin-d'Uzet is a French municipality with 594 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Saintes and the canton of Saintonge Estuaire (until 2015: canton of Cozes ). The inhabitants are called Chenacais and Saint-Surinais .
geography
Chenac-Saint-Seurin-d'Uzet is located directly on the Gironde estuary and about 77 kilometers north-north-west of Bordeaux . Neighboring municipalities of Chenac-Saint-Seurin-d'Uzet are Épargnes in the north, Virollet in the east and northeast, Mortagne-sur-Gironde in the east and southeast and Barzan in the northwest. On the opposite side of the estuary lies Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac to the south .
history
In 1965 the communes of Chenac-sur-Gironde and Saint-Seurin-d'Uzet were merged.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
Residents | 488 | 795 | 721 | 667 | 599 | 572 | 590 | 594 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Séverin church, originally from the 12th century, today's construction from 1689
- 19th century Saint Martin church
- Saint-Seurin-d'Uzet castle from the 15th century
- Barabe Mill
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Chenac-Saint-Seurin-d'Uzet
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 222-223.