Le Grand-Madieu
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Confolens | |
| Canton | Charente-Bonnieure | |
| Community association | Charente limousine | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 56 ' N , 0 ° 27' E | |
| height | 124-191 m | |
| surface | 8.4 km 2 | |
| Residents | 173 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16450 | |
| INSEE code | 16157 | |
 City Hall (Mairie) of Le Grand-Madieu |
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Le Grand-Madieu is a French municipality with 173 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 Confolens and the canton Charente-Bonnieure (until 2015 Saint-Claud ). The inhabitants are called Madieusains .
geography
Le Grand-Madieu is located about 38 kilometers north-northeast of Angoulême . Le Grand-Madieu is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Vieux-Cérier in the north, Saint-Laurent-de-Céris in the east, Saint-Claud in the south, Parzac in the south and west and Turgon in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1856 | 1901 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 420 | 450 | 403 | 250 | 205 | 208 | 188 | 170 | 149 | 174 | 158 |
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Attractions
- Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, former commander of the Knights Templar, from the 12th century, monument historique since 1973
- Railway viaduct, built between 1902 and 1905, closed since 1950, Monument historique since 2004
Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
Railway viaduct
Web links
Commons : Le Grand-Madieu - Collection of images, videos and audio files
