Saint-Saturnin-du-Bois
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
| Canton | Surgères | |
| Community association | Aunis Sud | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 8 ′ N , 0 ° 40 ′ W | |
| height | 14-79 m | |
| surface | 25.21 km 2 | |
| Residents | 891 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 35 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17700 | |
| INSEE code | 17394 | |
 Town hall of Saint-Saturnin-du-Bois |
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Saint-Saturnin-du-Bois is a French commune with a population of 891 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Rochefort and is part of the canton of Surgères . The inhabitants are called Saturninois .
geography
Saint-Saturnin-du-Bois is located about 37 kilometers east of La Rochelle in the historic Aunis region . Saint-Saturnin-du-Bois is surrounded by the neighboring communities
- Saint-Pierre-d'Amilly to the north and north-west,
- Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon in the north,
- Val-du-Mignon with Usseau in the northeast and Priaires in the east and northeast,
- Marsais in the east and south-east,
- Saint-Mard in the south,
- Surgères in the southwest,
- Saint-Georges-du-Bois to the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 675 | 707 | 648 | 642 | 685 | 746 | 833 | 859 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Saturnin-du-Bois
- Saint-Saturnin church from the 13th / 14th centuries Century, since 1986 Monument historique
- Remains of a Gallo-Roman villa
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 1085-1088.
Web links
Commons : Saint-Saturnin-du-Bois - Collection of images, videos and audio files
