Villexavier
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Charente-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | Jonzac | |
Canton | Jonzac | |
Community association | Haute-Saintonge | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 22 ′ N , 0 ° 26 ′ W | |
height | 48-90 m | |
surface | 9.97 km 2 | |
Residents | 272 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 17500 | |
INSEE code | 17476 | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Villexavier |
Villexavier is a French municipality with 272 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 Jonzac . The inhabitants are called Villexavierois .
geography
Villexavier is located about 72 kilometers north-northeast of Bordeaux . Villexavier is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Simon-de-Bordes in the north, Ozillac in the northeast, Fontaines-d'Ozillac in the east, Tugéras-Saint-Maurice in the south and southeast, Rouffignac in the south, Salignac-de-Mirambeau in the southwest as well Agudelle in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
Residents | 282 | 274 | 262 | 277 | 269 | 247 | 299 | 272 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Christophe church, historic monument since 2003
- La Faye Castle, built in 1666, has been a monument historique since 2010
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Villexavier
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , p. 333.
Web links
Commons : Villexavier - collection of images, videos and audio files