Agudelle

Agudelle
Old tree at Agudelle
Agudelle
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region Agudelle
Coordinates: 45°23′04″N 0°28′19″W / 45.3844°N 0.4719°W / 45.3844; -0.4719Coordinates: 45°23′04″N 0°28′19″W / 45.3844°N 0.4719°W / 45.3844; -0.4719
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Jonzac
Intercommunality	Haute-Saintonge
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Roland Arrivé
Area¹	5.36 km² (2.07 sq mi)
Population (2009)²	108
• Density	20/km² (52/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	17002 / 17500
Elevation	47–77 m (154–253 ft) (avg. 72 m or 236 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Agudelle is a French commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.

Geography

Agudelle is located some 7 km south by south-west of Jonzac and 10 km east of Mirambeau. It can be accessed by the D153 road from Nieul-le-Virouil in the west to the village then continuing east to join the D19 road. There is also the D154E1 from Salignac-de-Mirambeau in the south through the commune to the village. There is a network of country roads covering the whole commune. The commune is mostly farmland with a large forest in the north and patches of forest in the south. Apart from the village there is also the hamlet of Chez Nicoleau in the south of the commune.^[1] The altitude varies from 47 to 77 metres above sea level.

The western border of the commune consists of a stream which flows into the Etang d'Allas just outside the north-western border of the commune. The eastern border of the commune is delineated by the Maine stream which flows north.^[1]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[1]

Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois

La Granchere

Saint-Simon-de-Bordes

Allas-Bocage

Bois Nigout

Agudelle

Soubran

Salignac-de-Mirambeau

Villexavier

History

In the 12th century Agudelle forest belonged to the Order of Fontevraud. The chapel was given to Lambert, the founder of the Abbey of Our Lady of the Crown in 1116 to establish a priory.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Agudelle^[2]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2020	Roland Arrivé	DVG

(Not all data is known)

Canton

Agudelle is part of the Canton of Jonzac together with 19 other communes.

Inter-Communality

Agudelle part of the Community of communes of Haute-Saintonge. This group includes 123 communes in the south of Charente-Maritime and is the largest intercommunal structure in France.

Demography

According to the INSEE census of 2009, Agudelle had 108 inhabitants (a decrease of 13.6% compared to 1999). The commune occupies 32,169th place at the national level while it was at 30,718th in 1999 and the 452nd at the departmental level out of 472 communes.

The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
242	296	266	232	257	262	253	244	247

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
248	240	240	239	230	234	217	199	262

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
210	207	188	176	198	202	180	180	208

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2009	-
165	166	118	119	99	125	-	108	-

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Distribution of Age Groups

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Agudelle and Charente-Maririme Department in 2009

	Agudelle	Agudelle	Charente-Maritime	Charente-Maritime
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	16.9	15.4	17.2	15.1
15 to 29 Years	13.6	17.3	16.5	14.4
30 to 44 Years	16.9	15.4	18.7	17.9
45 to 59 Years	22.0	25.0	21.0	20.8
60 to 74 Years	18.6	17.3	17.2	17.8
75 to 89 Years	11.9	9.6	9.0	12.4
90 Years+	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.5

Sources:

Economy

The main product of the commune is grapes for cognac and Pineau des Charentes.

Sites and Monuments

The Church of Eutropius

The Bell Tower

Inside the church

The Church of Saint Eutropius (12th century) has been listed as a historical monument since 31 December 1986.^[3] The church contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Statue: Saint Eutropius (17th century)^[4] in polychrome wood.
- A Bronze Bell (1556)^[5]
The Tower House dates from the 19th century.

Notes and references

Notes

↑ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 , the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

1 2 3 Google Maps
↑ List of Mayors of France (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00104589 Church of Saint Eutropius (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM17000003 Statue: Saint Eutropius (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM17000002 Bronze Bell (French)

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Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

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