Saint-Fraigne
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Confolens | |
| Canton | Charente North | |
| Community association | Coeur de Charente | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 57 ′ N , 0 ° 1 ′ W | |
| height | 66-126 m | |
| surface | 32.1 km 2 | |
| Residents | 442 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16140 | |
| INSEE code | 16317 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-saint-fraigne.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Fraigne |
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Saint-Fraigne is a French municipality with 442 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the Arrondissement of Confolens and the canton of Charente-Nord ( Aigre until 2015 ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Fraignois .
geography
Saint-Fraigne located about 38 kilometers north-northwest of Angoulême and is surrounded by the neighboring communities Longré in the north, the board in the Northeast, Souvigné in the east and northeast, Ébréon the east, Aigre (with Villejésus ) in the south and southeast, Oradour in the southwest, Lupsault in West, Les Gours to the west and northwest, and Couture-d'Argenson to the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1856 | 1901 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 669 | 1.103 | 738 | 548 | 562 | 500 | 484 | 472 | 426 | 457 | 458 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Fraigne church, built between 1868 and 1869 on the remains of the 12th century Notre-Dame priory, a historic monument since 1999
- Biarge Castle from the 18th century
Web links
Commons : Saint-Fraigne - Collection of images, videos and audio files
