Vérines
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle | |
| Canton | La Jarrie | |
| Community association | La Rochelle | |
| 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 | 17466 | |
| 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
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.
