Intercommunality Pays Manslois Area 7.51 km² | Canton Mansle Population (2008) 166 Local time Sunday 10:00 PM | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind N at 18 km/h, 92% Humidity | ||
Geography
The commune is located in the north of the Charente. It extends north from Fontenille and is bisected by Route 186 and RN 10 for 3 km.
It is 85 km south of Poitiers and 40 miles north of Angoulême. The surrounding communities are, in alphabetical order: Aunac, Chenon, Fontenille, Juillé, Salles-de-Villefagnan and Verteuil-sur-Charente. In addition to the town of Lonnes, the commune has several villages: les Maisons Rouges, les Essarts, le Petit Fayolle et le Grand Fayolle.
History
In the Middle Ages, the monks of Nanteuil Abbey were lords of individual communes. In 1172, they ceded some of their land to the abbey of Grosbot, to build a church. Towards the middle of the seventeenth century the population had increased, and a parish was created. The Saint Bartholomew church, slightly larger, was damaged by the Protestants. It was the subject of renovation in 1888-1889.