Gimeux
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | cognac | |
| Canton | Cognac-2 | |
| Community association | Grand Cognac | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 38 ′ N , 0 ° 22 ′ W | |
| height | 6–61 m | |
| surface | 7.40 km 2 | |
| Residents | 716 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 97 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16130 | |
| INSEE code | 16152 | |
Gimeux is a French commune with 716 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Charente department . The inhabitants call themselves Gimeusiens or Gimeusiennes .
geography
The municipality is on the border with the Charente-Maritime department , eight kilometers southwest of the city of Cognac . The Canal du Né , the canalized section of the River Né, begins at Gimeux .
The neighboring communities are Merpins in the north, Salles-d'Angles in the east, Celles in the south and Ars in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 346 | 390 | 465 | 686 | 751 | 713 | 716 | 716 |
Attractions
- Church Saint-Germain , built in the 7th century, renovated in the 15th century
- A chapel from the 17th century
- La Grave, a 19th century farmhouse with a pigeon tower
church 
Farmhouse with a dovecote
Web links
Commons : Gimeux - collection of images, videos and audio files
