Moëze
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
| Canton | Marennes | |
| Community association | Rochefort Ocean | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 54 ′ N , 1 ° 2 ′ W | |
| height | 0-15 m | |
| surface | 21.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 564 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17780 | |
| INSEE code | 17237 | |
Moëze is a French municipality with 564 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Rochefort and the canton of Marennes (until 2015: canton of Saint-Agnant ). The inhabitants are called Moëziens .
geography
Moëze is located about six kilometers southwest of Rochefort on the Atlantic coast ( Bay of Biscay ) in the salt marshes of the Saintonge ( Le marais de Moëze ). Moëze is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Froult in the north and north-west, Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente in the north, Soubise in the east and north-east, Beaugeay in the east and south-east and Marennes-Hiers-Brouage in the south.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 | 280 | 310 | 383 | 467 | 463 | 518 | 551 | |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Moëze
- Saint-Pierre church from the 15th century, monument historique since 1915
- Hosanna cross from the 16th century in the cemetery, monument historique since 1886
Saint-Pierre church
Hosanna cross
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 800-802.
