Semoussac
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac | |
| Canton | Pons | |
| Community association | Haute-Saintonge | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 23 ′ N , 0 ° 37 ′ W | |
| height | 8-103 m | |
| surface | 9.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 364 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17150 | |
| INSEE code | 17424 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Semoussac |
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Semoussac is a French municipality with 364 inhabitants (as of 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: canton of Mirambeau ). The inhabitants are called Semoussacais .
geography
Semoussac is located about 70 kilometers north-northwest of Bordeaux . Semoussac is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Saint-Ciers-du-Taillon in the north, Consac and Semillac in the northeast, Saint-Martial-de-Mirambeau in the east, Saint-Bonnes-sur-Gironde in the south and southwest, Saint-Georges-des- Agoûts to the west and south-west and Saint-Thomas-de-Conac to the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 321 | 277 | 251 | 243 | 212 | 220 | 260 | 364 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 12th century, monument historique since 2000
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Semoussac
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 482-484.
