Saint-Sornin (Charente-Maritime)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
| Canton | Marennes | |
| Community association | Bassin de Marennes | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 46 ′ N , 0 ° 59 ′ W | |
| height | 0-31 m | |
| surface | 13.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 389 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 29 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17600 | |
| INSEE code | 17406 | |
| Website | www.st-sornin.com | |
Saint-Sornin is a French municipality with 389 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Rochefort and the canton of Marennes . The inhabitants are called Saint-Sorninois .
geography
Saint-Sornin is located on the salt marshes of the Seudre and Brouage near the Atlantic coast in the historic Saintonge landscape . Saint-Sornin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Just-Luzac in the north and north-west, La Gripperie-Saint-Symphorien in the north and north-east, Sainte-Gemme in the east and south-east, Le Gua in the south and Nieulle-sur-Seudre in the west and Southwest.
The former Routes nationales 728 (today's D728) and 733 (today's D733) intersect in the southeastern corner of the municipality .
history
The village of Broue in the municipality used to be of far greater importance. The ruins, the keep and the two earlier church buildings bear witness to a supraregional center of the Middle Ages. Only with the decline in modern times did the area become depopulated. Around 1,500 people lived here during the French Revolution.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 348 | 316 | 344 | 310 | 322 | 328 | 307 | 322 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Sornin (Charente-Maritime)
- Church Saint-Saturnin Romanesque church building from the 11th century monument historique
- Broue keep (donjon) , first mentioned in 1047, monument historique since 1925
- Ruins of the Saint-Pierre and Saint-Eutrope churches
- former community prison
- Tourette pits from the 18th century
Saint-Saturnin Church
Broue keep
Church ruins near Broue
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 411-415.
