Mérignac (Charente-Maritime)
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Charente-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | Jonzac | |
Canton | Les Trois Monts | |
Community association | Haute-Saintonge | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 19 ′ N , 0 ° 18 ′ W | |
height | 55-101 m | |
surface | 4.41 km 2 | |
Residents | 224 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 51 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 17210 | |
INSEE code | 17229 | |
Mérignac town hall |
Mérignac is a southwestern French community with 224 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Jonzac and the canton Les Trois Monts (until 2015 Montlieu-la-Garde ). The inhabitants are called Mérignacais .
location
Mérignac is located about 60 kilometers north-northeast of Bordeaux on the Seugne . Mérignac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Messac in the north, Chantillac in the east, Le Pin in the south, Sousmoulins in the southwest and Pommiers-Moulons in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
Residents | 254 | 240 | 222 | 176 | 179 | 206 | 202 | 224 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Étienne church from the 12th century, monument historique since 1911
- Protestant Church
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Mérignac (Charente-Maritime)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , p. 538.
Web links
Commons : Mérignac - collection of images, videos and audio files