Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Charente-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | Saintes | |
Canton | Saint-Porchaire | |
Community association | Charente-Arnoult-Cœur de Saintonge | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 50 ′ N , 0 ° 53 ′ W | |
height | 6–41 m | |
surface | 12.41 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,807 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 146 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 17250 | |
INSEE code | 17284 | |
Website | www.ville-pont-labbe-darnoult.fr | |
Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult |
Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult is a French commune with 1,807 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
geography
It is located around 23 kilometers northwest of Saintes and 15 kilometers south of Rochefort , on the Arnoult river , which continues from here, channeled under the name Canal de Pont-l'Abbé .
history
- In ancient times the sea reached as far as Pontum Labium (Latin literally: sea lip), as the place was called at that time.
- In the 12th century, a priory was founded in Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult as a daughter priory of the Abbaye aux Dames , from nearby Saintes, which was under the care of the mother abbey and was richly endowed with lucrative lands. The priory was among those of Margaret of Navarre , sister of the French king Francis I . The priories claimed all feudal rights to taxes (taxes, fees, tithes), and in return they took care of administration and defense.
- During the Wars of Religion in the 16th century, the monastery was set on fire. It was then restored and redesigned in the 17th century.
- During the French Revolution , the priory was sold as a national good for demolition by the population.
- In 1887 the church was classified as a monument historique .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
Residents | 81230 | 1295 | 1341 | 1362 | 1385 | 1743 | 1716 | 1814 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult
- St-Pierre Church
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 940-941.
Web links
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