Meux
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac | |
| Canton | Jonzac | |
| Community association | Haute-Saintonge | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 27 ′ N , 0 ° 21 ′ W | |
| height | 38-102 m | |
| surface | 8.23 km 2 | |
| Residents | 316 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17500 | |
| INSEE code | 17233 | |
 Meux church and castle |
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Meux is a French municipality with 316 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Jonzac and the canton of Jonzac . The inhabitants are called Meuxois .
geography
Meux is about 55 kilometers southwest of Angoulême . Meux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Réaux sur Trèfle in the north and northwest, Allas-Champagne in the north and northeast, Saint-Ciers-Champagne in the east, Saint-Germain-de-Vibrac in the southeast and Champagnac in the south and west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 276 | 264 | 255 | 274 | 310 | 307 | 291 | 316 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 12th century, monument historique since 2000
- Meux Castle from the 15th century, monument historique since 1975
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Meux
Saint Martin Church
Meux Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 316-317.
Web links
Commons : Meux (Charente-Maritime) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
