Saint-Laurent-de-la-Barrière
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local community | La motto | |
region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Charente-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 2 ′ N , 0 ° 42 ′ W | |
Post Code | 17380 | |
Former INSEE code | 17352 | |
Incorporation | 1st January 2018 | |
status | Commune déléguée | |
Former town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Barrière |
Saint-Laurent-de-la-Barrière is a former French commune of 108 (status 1 January 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ). It belonged to the Arrondissement of Rochefort (until 2017: Arrondissement Saint-Jean-d'Angély ) and the canton of Saint-Jean-d'Angély (until 2015: Canton Tonnay-Boutonne ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Laurentais .
With effect from January 1, 2018, the previously independent municipalities of Vandré , Chervettes and Saint-Laurent-de-la-Barrière were merged to form Commune nouvelle La Devise and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are located in Vandré.
geography
Saint-Laurent-de-la-Barrière is about 42 kilometers east-south-east of La Rochelle on the motto . Saint-Laurent-de-la-Barrière is surrounded by the neighboring communities Chervettes in the north, Puyrolland in the east, Annezay in the south, Genouillé in the west and south-west and Vandré in the west and north-west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 110 | 95 | 90 | 83 | 70 | 73 | 88 | 102 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Laurent church from the 12th century, monument historique
- 17th century residence of La Bastière
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 1108-1109.