Saint-Thomas-de-Conac
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac | |
| Canton | Pons | |
| Community association | Haute-Saintonge | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 23 ′ N , 0 ° 41 ′ W | |
| height | 0-101 m | |
| surface | 28.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 559 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17150 | |
| INSEE code | 17410 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Thomas-de-Conac |
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Saint-Thomas-de-Conac is a French municipality with 559 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Jonzac and the canton of Pons (until 2015 Mirambeau ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Thomacais .
geography
Saint-Thomas-de-Conac is located about 65 kilometers north-northwest of Bordeaux on the Gironde estuary . Saint-Thomas-de-Conac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Dizant-du-Gua in the north, Sainte-Ramée in the northeast, Saint-Ciers-du-Taillon in the east and northeast, Semoussac in the east, Saint-Georges-des- Agoûts in the east and south-east and Saint-Sorlin-de-Conac in the south. On the opposite, western side of the estuary are Saint-Christoly-Médoc and Saint-Yzans-de-Médoc .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 857 | 778 | 723 | 657 | 610 | 545 | 557 | 559 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Thomas Church, Monument historique
- Cônac castle ruins
- Le Roc Castle
- La Croix windmill
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Thomas-de-Conac
Saint Thomas Church
Cônac castle ruins
Le Roc Castle
La Croix windmill
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 476-478.
