Intercommunality Haute-Saintonge Area 12.66 km² | Population (2010) 328 Local time Saturday 12:53 PM | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 44% Humidity | ||
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Arthenac is a French commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Contents
- Fadas stock cars 2016 st mary arthenac
- Map of 17520 Arthenac France
- Bourbier arthenac
- Geography
- History
- Administration
- Demography
- Distribution of Age Groups
- Sites and monuments
- References
Map of 17520 Arthenac, France
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arthenacais or Arthenacaises
The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
Bourbier arthenac
Geography
Arthenac is located in the south of Charente-Maritime in the former province of Saintonge some 24 km south-east of Pons, 16 km north-east of Jonzac, and immediately south-west of Archiac. Access to the commune is by the D699 road from Archiac in the north-west passing through the village and continuing south-west to Réaux. There is also the D251 road from Sainte-Lheurine in the north-west passing through south of the village to Saint-Eugène in the south-east. The D149 comes from the D700 in the north passing through the village then south to Allas-Champagne. The commune is mostly farmland with two large forests south of the village.
History
Under the Ancien Régime Arthenac was independent but was merged with Archiac in 1789. The commune regained its independent status on 13 October 1831.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2010 the commune had 328 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1831. 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 (27.2%) is higher than the national average (21.6%) but less than the departmental average (28.1%). Unlike national and departmental allocations, the male population of the town is greater than the female population (50.2% against 48.4% nationally and 48.2% at the departmental level).
Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Arthenac and Charente-Maritime Department in 2010
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