Saint-Simon-de-Bordes

Saint-Simon-de-Bordes
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Jonzac
Community association	Haute-Saintonge
Coordinates	45 ° 24 ′  N , 0 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 24 ′  N , 0 ° 27 ′  W
height	35-82 m
surface	14.08 km 2
Residents	734 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	52 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	17500
INSEE code	17403
Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Simon-de-Bordes

Saint-Simon-de-Bordes is a French municipality with 734 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Jonzac and the canton of Jonzac . The inhabitants are called Saint-Simonnais .

geography

Saint-Simon-de-Bordes is located about 75 kilometers north-northeast of Bordeaux . Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Simon-de-Bordes are Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan in the north, Jonzac in the north and northeast, Ozillac in the east, Villexavier and Agudelle in the south, Allas-Bocage in the southwest, Nieul-le-Virouil in the west as well Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois to the west and north-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	519	503	559	572	648	621	658	734
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Philippe-Saint-Jacques church

• Saint-Philippe-Saint-Jacques church from the 12th century, monument historique since 2000
• 19th century castle
• Domain of Les Six Épis

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Simon-de-Bordes

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 330-331.

Web links

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