Saint-Front (Charente)
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Charente | |
Arrondissement | Confolens | |
Canton | Boixe-et-Manslois | |
Community association | Coeur de Charente | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 54 ' N , 0 ° 17' E | |
height | 66-120 m | |
surface | 13.35 km 2 | |
Residents | 369 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 28 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 16460 | |
INSEE code | 16318 | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Front |
Saint-Front is a French municipality with 369 inhabitants (at 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 Boixe-et-Manslois (until 2015 Mansle ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Frontois .
geography
Saint-Front is located about 29 kilometers north-northeast of Angoulême on the Bonnieure . Saint-Front is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Couture in the north, Ventouse in the northeast, Valence in the east, Val-de-Bonnieure in the south, Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure in the southwest, Mouton in the west and Aunac-sur-Charente in the northwest.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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390 | 408 | 378 | 372 | 301 | 315 | 322 | 358 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Front church from the 12th / 13th centuries Century, since 1956 Monument historique
Personalities
- Henri-Théophile Bouillon (1864–1934), sculptor
Web links
Commons : Saint-Front - collection of images, videos and audio files