Saint-Jean-d'Angély

Saint-Jean-d'Angély
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 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

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”.

	Towers	pillory	Bell tower	Half-timbered houses

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

Commons : Saint-Jean-d'Angély - collection of images, videos and audio files

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 )