La Chapelle (Charente)

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La Chapelle
La Chapelle (France)
La Chapelle
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Confolens
Canton Boixe-et-Manslois
Community association Coeur de Charente
Coordinates 45 ° 50 ′  N , 0 ° 2 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 50 ′  N , 0 ° 2 ′  E
height 45–111 m
surface 7.69 km 2
Residents 214 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 28 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 16140
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) of La Chapelle

La Chapelle is a French commune with 214 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the Arrondissement Confolens ( Angoulême until 2017 ) and the canton Boixe-et-Manslois ( Saint-Amant-de-Boixe until 2015 ).

geography

La Chapelle is located about 22 kilometers north-northwest of Angoulême on the Charente . La Chapelle is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ambérac in the north, Coulonges in the east, Vouharte in the south-east, Genac-Bignac in the south and south-west and Marcillac-Lanville in the west and north-west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
157 137 140 150 148 151 181 216
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Antoine church, former priory
  • Coming of the Knights Templar of Fouilloux

Web links

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