Country France Department Charente-Maritime Intercommunality Pays Savinois Area 16.61 km² Arrondissement Saint-Jean-d'Angély | Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine Canton Saint-Savinien Population (2009) 637 Local time Tuesday 2:02 PM | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind W at 39 km/h, 71% Humidity | ||
Archingeay is a French commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
Contents
- Map of 17380 Archingeay France
- Geography
- Toponymy
- History
- Administration
- Demography
- Distribution of Age Groups
- Sites and Monuments
- Notable People linked to the commune
- References
Map of 17380 Archingeay, France
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arcantois or Arcantoises
Geography
Archingeay is located some 32 km south of Surgeres and 30 km east of Rochefort. Access to the commune is by the D114 road which branches off the D739E south of Tonnay-Boutonne and continues south through the commune and village to Saint-Savinien. The D122 also goes south-west from the village to join the D124 which continues to Bords. The D122E1 also goes east from the village to Beaujouet. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of:
The commune is mixed forest and farmland.
The Boutonne river forms much of the north-western border of the commune with a network of irrigation canals covering the western part of the commune. Le Pepin stream rises south of the village and flows west into the Boutonne.
Toponymy
The name may come from the name of the Roman general Arcantius.
History
This commune had an Abbey which has completely disappeared.
In the past, Archingeay enjoyed a flourishing period, mainly due to a hot spring near the Chateau of the Valley to the west of Archingeay and renowned for its therapeutic properties (digestive diseases, skin etc.). Among other famous spa guests, the Roman general Arcantius took its waters.
Until the attack of phylloxera there was manufacturing of pottery, bricks and tiles, and wine production.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2009 the commune had 637 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.
Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)
Distribution of Age Groups
The population of the town is relatively old. The ratio of persons above the age of 60 years (28.3%) is higher than the national average (21.6%) and the departmental average (28.1%). Unlike the national and departmental proportions, the male population of the town is greater than the female population (50.1% against 48.4% nationally and 48.2% at the departmental level).
Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Archingeay and Charente-Maritime Department in 2009
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