La Jarne
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle | |
| Canton | La Jarrie | |
| Community association | La Rochelle | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 8 ′ N , 1 ° 4 ′ W | |
| height | 2–27 m | |
| surface | 8.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,490 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 296 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17220 | |
| INSEE code | 17193 | |
| Website | www.lajarne.fr | |
.JPG) La Jarne Town Hall |
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La Jarne is a French commune with 2,490 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of La Rochelle , the canton of La Jarrie and is a member of the commune association La Rochelle Agglomération . The inhabitants are called Jarnais (es) .
geography
La Jarne is about five kilometers southeast of La Rochelle in the historic Aunis landscape . La Jarne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Rogatien in the north, Clavette in the north-east, La Jarrie in the east, Salles-sur-Mer in the south and south-east, Angoulins in the west and south-west and Aytré in the west and north-west.
history
The historical name of the place is Agerna .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 579 | 679 | 973 | 1,557 | 1,633 | 2,054 | 2,218 | 2,436 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in La Jarne
- Dolmen La Pierre Levée
- Notre-Dame church from the 11th century, alterations in the 18th century
- Buzay Castle, built from 1771 to 1776, Monument historique since 1950 and 2004 respectively
- Old Saint-Mathurin manor
Personalities
- Jean Guiton (1585–1654), armorer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 279-281.
