Nanteuil-en-Vallée

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Nanteuil-en-Vallée
Nanteuil-en-Vallée (France)
Nanteuil-en-Vallée
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Confolens
Canton Charente North
Community association Val de Charente
Coordinates 46 ° 0 ′  N , 0 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 0 ′  N , 0 ° 19 ′  E
height 82-218 m
surface 68.85 km 2
Residents 1,359 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 20 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 16700
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) of Nanteuil-en-Vallée

Nanteuil-en-Vallée is a French commune with 1,359 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Confolens and the canton Charente-Nord (until 2015: canton Ruffec ). The inhabitants are called Nanteuillais .

geography

Nanteuil-en-Vallée is about 41 kilometers north-northeast of Angoulême . Nanteuil-en-Vallée is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lizant in the north and northwest, Genouillé in the north, Le Bouchage in the northeast, Vieux-Ruffec and Champagne-Mouton in the east, Chassiecq in the southeast, Saint-Gourson in the south, Poursac and Saint-Georges in the south-west, Verteuil-sur-Charente in the west and south-west, Barro and Bioussac in the west and Taizé-Aizie in the north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 637 557 1,545 1,449 1,496 1,395 1,445 1,389
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame monastery of Nanteuil, founded in 780, remains of the foundations from this period, structures from the 12th century that are preserved today, monument historique since 1943
  • Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, monument historique since 1989
  • Boisaugeais Chapel from the 15th century, historic monument since 1992
  • Aizecq mansion with dovecote, monument historique since 2002

Web links

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