Saint-Jean-d'Angély
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Charente-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-d'Angély | |
Canton | Saint-Jean-d'Angély | |
Community association | Vals de Saintonge | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 57 ′ N , 0 ° 31 ′ W | |
height | 8-76 m | |
surface | 18.78 km 2 | |
Residents | 6,976 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 371 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 17400 | |
INSEE code | 17347 | |
Website | www.angely.net |
Saint-Jean-d'Angély is a French municipality with 6976 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine on the banks of the Boutonne ; it is the administrative seat of the arrondissement Saint-Jean-d'Angély . The place name is often abbreviated as Saint-Jean-d'Y.
geography
Saint-Jean-d'Angély is located in the center of the Pays des Vals de Saintonge near the A10 motorway, 140 kilometers from Bordeaux and 410 kilometers from Paris .
The economic activities of the place and its surroundings with around 30,000 inhabitants relate to food production, the production of alcoholic beverages ( Pineau des Charentes ) and cognac , the tourism industry is developing. Away from the La Rochelle - Niort - Poitiers axis and far from the coast, the area is suffering from rural exodus and an aging population.
history
On March 5, 1588, Henri I de Bourbon, prince de Condé was killed here by a page who had a relationship with his wife Charlotte de la Tremoille.
1621 was Saint-Jean-d'Angély by King Louis XIII. besieged and conquered
Until 1990, the Saint Jean d'Angély-Fontenet military airfield was ten kilometers south-east .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
Residents | 8660 | 9739 | 9642 | 8820 | 8060 | 7681 | 7581 | 7066 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Benedictine Abbey
From 1827 to 1959 there was the nunnery Notre-Dame des Anges in Saint-Jean-d'Angély ( Diocese of La Rochelle ) , founded by Marie-Magdeleine Coullaud, (Sister Gertrude, formerly Saint-Maixent Abbey in Saint-Maixent-l'École ), which was taken over as a subsidiary monastery by the Pradines Benedictine Abbey, founded by Thérèse de Bavoz . In 1959 the sisters moved to the Abbey of Sainte-Marie-de-Maumont in Juignac .
Personalities
- Jean-Joseph de Bonnegens des Hermitans (* 1750, † 1817), Member of the Third Estate in 1789.
- Michel Aunaud (1911–1982), racing car driver
- Xavier Richardeau (* 1965), jazz musician
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Jean-d'Angély
The main attractions are the preserved buildings of the former Saint-Jean-Baptiste Abbey. Since 1998 they have been recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage “ Camino de Santiago in France”.
Town twinning
- Koumondé , Togo , since 1994
- Mondsee , Austria, since 1999
- New Iberia , Louisiana , USA, since 2001
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 880-890.
- H. Brisset-Guibert: Saint-Jean d'Angély et le Val de Boutonne. Edition Bordessoules 1991.
- J. Combes: Visiter Saint-Jean d'Angély. Edition Sud-Ouest 2006.
- P. Lavallee: Dictionnaire historique des rues de Saint-Jean d'Angély. Edition Bordessoules 1991.
Web links
- Official website of the city
- Official website of the Center de Culture Européenne
- Illustration by Frans Hogenberg from 1570: The Kunig has shown here that Sanct Jean d'Angely is his own. ( Digitized version )