Montlieu-la-Garde
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac | |
| Canton | Les Trois Monts | |
| Community association | Haute-Saintonge | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 13 ′ N , 0 ° 22 ′ W | |
| height | 52-147 m | |
| surface | 31.6 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,264 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 40 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17210 | |
| INSEE code | 17243 | |
| Website | http://www.montlieulagarde.fr/ | |
 Town hall / Municipal Office (Mairie) of Montlieu-la-Garde |
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Montlieu-la-Garde is a French commune with 1,264 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Charente-Maritime department . It belongs to the arrondissement Jonzac and the canton Les Trois Monts (until 2015: canton Montlieu-la-Garde ). The inhabitants are called Montlieunais .
geography
Montlieu-la-Garde is about 51 kilometers north-northeast of Bordeaux . The Seugne and the Livenne have their source in the municipality . Montlieu-la-Garde is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pouillac in the north, Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac in the northeast, Neuvicq and Orignolles in the east, Bedenac in the south, Bussac-Forêt in the southwest and Chepniers in the west and northwest.
The National Route 10 runs through the municipality .
history
In 1965 the parishes of Montlieu and La Garde were merged. In 1834, La Garde was created from the merger of the former municipalities of Chalaux and Saint-Vivien .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 903 | 1,469 | 1.317 | 1,289 | 1,326 | 1,275 | 1,318 | 1,324 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Montlieu-la-Garde
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
- Saint-Gilles church in Challaux from 1757, former priory church, monument historique since 1980
- Saint-Vivien Church, former priory church
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
Saint-Gilles Church
Saint Vivien Church
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 539-542.
