Vérines

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Vérines
Vérines (France)
Vérines
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement La Rochelle
Canton La Jarrie
Community association La Rochelle
Coordinates 46 ° 12 ′  N , 0 ° 58 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 12 ′  N , 0 ° 58 ′  W
height 4–39 m
surface 13.35 km 2
Residents 2,245 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 168 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 17540
INSEE code
Website www.verines.fr

Vérines is a French commune with 2,245 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of La Rochelle , the canton of La Jarrie and is a member of the commune association La Rochelle Agglomération . The inhabitants are called Vérinois (es) .

geography

Vérines is located about 18 kilometers east-northeast of La Rochelle in the historic Aunis landscape . Vérines is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Longèves in the north and north-east, Angliers in the east, Anais in the east and south-east, Saint-Christophe in the south and south-east, Saint-Médard-d'Aunis in the south, Sainte-Soulle in the west and Saint-Ouen- d'Aunis in the northwest.

The National Route 11 runs through the municipality .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 758 729 785 1,022 1.166 1,377 1,642 2.137

Attractions

Notre-Dame church

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Vérines

  • Fontpatour Castle from the 19th century
  • Notre-Dame church
  • Former dairy

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 292-293.

Web links

Commons : Vérines  - collection of images, videos and audio files