Saint-Georges-du-Bois (Charente-Maritime)

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Saint-Georges-du-Bois
Saint-Georges-du-Bois (France)
Saint-Georges-du-Bois
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Rochefort
Canton Surgères
Community association Aunis Sud
Coordinates 46 ° 9 ′  N , 0 ° 44 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 9 ′  N , 0 ° 44 ′  W
height 22-70 m
surface 27.9 km 2
Residents 1,774 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 64 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 17700
INSEE code
Website www.saintgeorgesdubois17.com

Saint-Georges-du-Bois town hall

Saint-Georges-du-Bois is a French commune with 1,774 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 Georgipolitains .

geography

Saint-Georges-du-Bois is located about 32 kilometers east of La Rochelle in the historic Aunis region . Saint-Georges-du-Bois is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Benon in the north and north-west, Saint-Pierre-d'Amilly in the north-east, Saint-Saturnin-du-Bois in the east, Surgères in the south and Vouhé in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 1,287 1,330 1,436 1,389 1,373 1,466 1,669 1,774
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Georges church

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Georges-du-Bois (Charente-Maritime)

  • Saint-Georges church from the 16th century, alterations in the later centuries
  • Le Panthéon , former town hall, built in the 19th century
  • Town hall from 1902
  • Poléon Castle, built in 1638
  • Old dairy from 1888
  • Remains of the old Gallo-Roman amphitheater
Le Panthéon

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 1074-1077.

Web links

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