Taillebourg (Charente-Maritime)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-d'Angély | |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-d'Angély | |
| Community association | Vals de Saintonge | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 50 ′ N , 0 ° 39 ′ W | |
| height | 2-63 m | |
| surface | 14.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 731 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 51 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17350 | |
| INSEE code | 17436 | |
Taillebourg [ tajbuːr ] is a French municipality with 731 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély and the canton of Saint-Jean-d'Angély .
history
The battle of Taillebourg took place near the village in 1242 between the soldiers of the King of France and the King of England , which ended in a victory for the French army.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 636 | 681 | 637 | 626 | 561 | 600 | 741 | 737 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Taillebourg (Charente-Maritime)
The Taillebourg castle was during the 18th century the most important castle of Saintonge . The three-winged building in the shape of an Us burned down during a fire in 1822 and is now only a ruin .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 975-977.
Web links
Commons : Taillebourg - Collection of images, videos and audio files
