Puyravault (Charente-Maritime)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
| Canton | Surgères | |
| Community association | Aunis Sud | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 8 ′ N , 0 ° 48 ′ W | |
| height | 12-41 m | |
| surface | 13.68 km 2 | |
| Residents | 673 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 49 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17700 | |
| INSEE code | 17293 | |
 Puyravault Town Hall |
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Puyravault is a French municipality with 673 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Rochefort and is part of the canton of Surgères . The inhabitants are called Pyrates .
geography
Puyravault is located approximately 15 miles east of La Rochelle in the historic Aunis region . Puyravault is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vouhé in the north and northeast, Surgères in the east and southeast, Chambon in the south and west and Bouhet in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 472 | 433 | 381 | 414 | 406 | 467 | 500 | 642 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Puyravault (Charente-Maritime)
- Sainte-Trinité church
Personalities
- Pierre-François Audry de Puyraveau (1773–1852), politician, leader of the July Revolution
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 1072-1074.
Web links
Commons : Puyravault - collection of images, videos and audio files
