Crazannes
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Saintes | |
| Canton | Saint-Porchaire | |
| Community association | Charente-Arnoult-Cœur de Saintonge | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 51 ′ N , 0 ° 42 ′ W | |
| height | 2–28 m | |
| surface | 4.81 km 2 | |
| Residents | 440 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 91 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17350 | |
| INSEE code | 17134 | |
 Village center with church |
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Crazannes is a French municipality with 440 inhabitants (at 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 Saint-Porchaire .
Neighboring municipalities of Crazannes are Requeil , Hermitage , Saint-Biez-en-Belin , Écommoy , Mayet , Sarcé , Coulongé and Mansigné .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 304 | 298 | 328 | 361 | 357 | 409 | 442 | 441 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Crazannes
- Quarries of Crazannes (the stones were processed at Cologne Cathedral and Fort Boyard , among others )
- Crazannes Castle (15th century, Monument historique )
Personalities
- Jean-César-Marie-Alexandre Chaudruc de Crazannes (1782–1862), archaeologist and poet, born in Crazannes Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 934-936.
Web links
Commons : Crazannes - Collection of images, videos and audio files
