Esse (Charente)

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Esse (France)
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region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Confolens
Canton Charente-Vienne
Community association Charente limousine
Coordinates 46 ° 2 '  N , 0 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 2 '  N , 0 ° 43'  E
height 124-242 m
surface 30.37 km 2
Residents 498 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 16 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 16500
INSEE code 16131

Town hall and church of Esse

Esse is a French municipality with 498 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the north of the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Confolens and the canton of Charente-Vienne .

geography

Esse is four kilometers northeast of Confolens on the Vienne River and not far from the Issoire River .

Binot bridge over the Issoire between Esse and Brillac

Numerous traffic routes run through the municipality, including the D 952 (former N 151bis), the old road from Angoulême to Nevers, on the right bank of the Vienne. The road D 30, from Confolens to Lesterps, crosses the south of the municipality. Several regional roads run through the village, providing connections to neighboring towns such as Saint-Germain-de-Confolens, Brillac, Lesterps and Saint-Maurice-des-Lions. The D 951 Deviant – Confolens connects the Central European Atlantic Road from Angoulême to Bellac and Guéret, bypasses the city from the west and north and runs 4 km from the city.

Numerous small hamlets ( Hameaux ) surround Esse, including (selection):
Grand-Neuville, Petit-Neuville, Cour, La Chaise, Périssac, Villemandie, Gorce, Longeville, La Boissonnie, La Pouyade, Château-Guyon, Bostgueffier and Saint- Maurice.

history

Archaeologists found a Stone Age dwelling in the place, later the Gauls and Romans conquered the place. In the Middle Ages Esse was a stop on the Camino de Santiago to Santiago de Compostela . Easter processions have been taking place in Esse since 1660. Between the tenth and eighteenth centuries Esse was the seat of a bailiwick (= viguerie ). The place initially belonged to the Diocese of Limoges, later to the Diocese of Poitiers.

Attractions

  • Town hall with museum
  • Saint Etienne church
  • Villevert Castle
  • Menhir

Population numbers

Number of inhabitants
year 1793 1800 1851 1901 1911 1931 1946 1975 1990 2011 2016
Residents 942 978 896 873 860 690 640 427 503 487 505

Web links

Commons : Esse  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files