Puilboreau
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle | |
| Canton | Aytré | |
| Community association | La Rochelle | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 11 ′ N , 1 ° 7 ′ W | |
| height | 7-35 m | |
| surface | 10.78 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,182 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 573 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17138 | |
| INSEE code | 17291 | |
| Website | www.mairie-puilboreau.fr | |
.JPG) Puilboreau Town Hall |
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Puilboreau ( Saintongeais : Peulboria ) is a commune with 6182 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of La Rochelle and the canton of Aytré . The residents call themselves Puilborain (e) s .
geography
Puilboreau is northeast of La Rochelle. Puilboreau is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Xandre in the north, Dompierre-sur-Mer in the east, Périgny in the south and south-east, La Rochelle in the south and south-west, Lagord in the west and Nieul-sur-Mer in the north-west.
The municipal area is crossed by the Route nationale 11 (RN11) and the 237 .
history
The first mentions of the place date back to the 12th century with the name Podioliborelli .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,342 | 1,484 | 2,109 | 2,634 | 4,067 | 4,622 | 4,990 | 5,507 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Puilboreau
- La Tourtillière, a domain that was built on the site of the old fortification in the 18th century
- Saint-Louis Church, built between 1881 and 1884
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the town of Autrans in the French commune of Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors in the Isère department.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 677-678.
