La Faye
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Confolens | |
| Canton | Charente North | |
| Community association | Val de Charente | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 1 ′ N , 0 ° 9 ′ E | |
| height | 104-149 m | |
| surface | 13.44 km 2 | |
| Residents | 596 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 44 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16700 | |
| INSEE code | 16136 | |
| Website | http://www.lafaye-charente.com/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of La Faye |
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La Faye is a French municipality with 596 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the Arrondissement of Confolens and the canton of Charente-Nord (until 2015 Villefagnan ). The inhabitants are called Fagussia .
geography
La Faye is about 40 kilometers north of Angoulême and is surrounded by neighboring communities
- La Chèvrerie in the north and north-west,
- Bernac in the north,
- Ruffec in the east,
- Courcôme with Villegats in the southeast and Courcôme in the south,
- Raix in the southwest,
- Villefagnan to the west.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1856 | 1901 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 824 | 797 | 649 | 582 | 490 | 547 | 519 | 539 | 568 | 596 | 633 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||||
Attractions
- Saint Vincent Church
- modern lock
- Domain Les Plans
- old mansion
Web links
Commons : La Faye - collection of images, videos and audio files
