Colombiers (Charente-Maritime)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Saintes | |
| Canton | Thénac | |
| Community association | Saintes | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 39 ′ N , 0 ° 33 ′ W | |
| height | 6–57 m | |
| surface | 7.14 km 2 | |
| Residents | 313 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 44 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17460 | |
| INSEE code | 17115 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Colombiers |
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Colombiers is a French municipality with 313 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 Thénac (until 2015 Saintes-Est ). The inhabitants are called Colombiérois (es) .
geography
Colombiers is about twelve kilometers south-southeast of Saintes . Colombiers is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Jard in the north and west, Montils in the east and Saint-Léger in the south.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 283 | 216 | 222 | 218 | 217 | 254 | 318 | 313 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Maclou church from the 12th century, monument historique since 1908
- Notre-Dame Chapel, built from 1995 to 1997
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Colombiers (Charente-Maritime)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 986-987.
Web links
Commons : Colombiers - collection of images, videos and audio files
