Sablonceaux
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Saintes | |
| Canton | Saujon | |
| Community association | Royan Atlantique | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 43 ′ N , 0 ° 53 ′ W | |
| height | 3–40 m | |
| surface | 22.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,397 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 63 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17600 | |
| INSEE code | 17307 | |
Sablonceaux is a western French community with 1,397 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Saintes and the Canton of Saujon . The inhabitants are called Sablonçonnais .
location
Sablonceaux is located in the old cultural landscape of the Saintonge about 22 kilometers west of Saintes . Sablonceaux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Gua in the north and west, Nancras in the north, Balanzac in the northeast, Saint-Romain-de-Benet in the south and east and Saujon in the south and southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 745 | 750 | 735 | 858 | 1027 | 1023 | 1195 | 1397 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Berthegille dolmen
- Sablonceaux Abbey , built in 1136, monument historique since 1907
- Le Mortier castle from the 17th century
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Sablonceaux
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 1056-1058.
Web links
Commons : Sablonceaux - collection of images, videos and audio files
