Genouillé (Charente-Maritime)

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Genouillé
Genouillé coat of arms
Genouillé (France)
Genouillé
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Rochefort
Canton Tonnay-Charente
Community association Aunis Sud
Coordinates 46 ° 1 ′  N , 0 ° 47 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 1 ′  N , 0 ° 47 ′  W
height 0-63 m
surface 34.41 km 2
Residents 895 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 26 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 17430
INSEE code
Website http://www.genouille17.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Genouillé

Genouillé is a French municipality with 895 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Rochefort and the canton of Tonnay-Charente . The inhabitants are called Genouillacais .

geography

Genouillé is about 16 kilometers northeast of Rochefort and about 32 kilometers southeast of La Rochelle . Genouillé is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Pierre-la-Noue in the north, La Devise in the north and east, Annezay in the east, Saint-Crépin in the southeast, Moragne in the south, Tonnay-Charente in the southwest and Muron in the west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
706 679 540 534 533 644 743 815
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Genouillé (Charente-Maritime)

  • Notre-Dame church
Notre-Dame church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 1120-1121.

Web links

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