Vouhé (Charente-Maritime)

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Vouhé
Vouhé (France)
Vouhé
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Rochefort
Canton Surgères
Community association Aunis Sud
Coordinates 46 ° 9 ′  N , 0 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 9 ′  N , 0 ° 48 ′  W
height 13–41 m
surface 15.61 km 2
Residents 656 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 42 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 17700
INSEE code
Website http://www.vouhe17.fr/

Vouhé Town Hall

Vouhé is a French municipality with 656 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Rochefort and is part of the canton of Surgères . The inhabitants are called Voyacais .

geography

Vouhé is located about 22 kilometers east of La Rochelle in the historic Aunis region . Vouhé is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Benon in the north, Saint-Georges-du-Bois in the east, Surgères in the southeast, Puyravault in the south and west and Bouhet in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 391 387 364 404 404 392 549 659
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Vouhé (Charente-Maritime)

  • Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 11th century
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 1096-1097.

Web links

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