Esnandes
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle | |
| Canton | Lagord | |
| Community association | La Rochelle | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 15 ′ N , 1 ° 7 ′ W | |
| height | 0-19 m | |
| surface | 7.45 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,069 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 278 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17137 | |
| INSEE code | 17153 | |
| Website | esnandes.fr | |
 Saint Martin Church |
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Esnandes is a French commune with 2,069 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
location
The community is on the Atlantic Ocean , ten kilometers north of La Rochelle .
history
The place was first mentioned in a document in 920.
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 713 | 719 | 781 | 1370 | 1730 | 1836 | 2040 | 2056 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Esnandes
The Saint-Martin church, built in the 11th and 12th centuries, was expanded like a fortress in the 14th century. It has been a monument historique since 1840 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 665-666.
Web links
Commons : Esnandes - collection of images, videos and audio files
