Massac (Charente-Maritime)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-d'Angély | |
| Canton | Matha | |
| Community association | Vals de Saintonge | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 52 ′ N , 0 ° 13 ′ W | |
| height | 56-109 m | |
| surface | 9.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 175 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17490 | |
| INSEE code | 17223 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Massac |
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Massac is a French municipality with 175 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the arrondissement Saint-Jean-d'Angély and is part of the canton Matha . The inhabitants are called Massacois .
geography
Massac is located about 75 kilometers east-southeast of La Rochelle in the Saintonge . Massac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Gourvillette in the north, Beauvais-sur-Matha in the northeast, Siecq in the east and southeast and Haimps in the south and west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 242 | 215 | 209 | 193 | 194 | 187 | 177 | 175 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 12th century, historic monument since 1931
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Massac (Charente-Maritime)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 439-441.
Web links
Commons : Massac - collection of images, videos and audio files
