Moragne

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Moragne
Moragne (France)
Moragne
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Rochefort
Canton Tonnay-Charente
Community association Rochefort Ocean
Coordinates 45 ° 58 ′  N , 0 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 58 ′  N , 0 ° 48 ′  W
height 1–63 m
surface 12.03 km 2
Residents 507 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 42 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 17430
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) of Moragne

Moragne is a French municipality with 507 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Moragne belongs to the Arrondissement of Rochefort and the Canton of Tonnay-Charente . The inhabitants are called Moragnais .

geography

Moragne is about twelve kilometers east-northeast of Rochefort city ​​center . Moragne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Genouillé in the north, Saint-Crépin in the northeast, Tonnay-Boutonne in the east, Saint-Coutant-le-Grand in the south, Lussant in the southwest and Tonnay-Charente in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2013
Residents 308 285 275 318 394 401 454 483
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 11th century
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Moragne

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 1122-1123.

Web links

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