Saint-Jean-d'Angély
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Saint-Jean-d'Angély | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 45°56′48″N 0°31′46″W / 45.9466°N 0.5294°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
Canton | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Françoise Mesnard[1] (PS) |
Area 1 | 18.78 km2 (7.25 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 6,705 |
• Density | 360/km2 (920/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 17347 /17400 |
Elevation | 8–76 m (26–249 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Jean-d'Angély (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ dɑ̃ʒeli] ⓘ; Saintongeais: Sént-Jhan-d'Anjhéli) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
The commune has its historical origins in the Abbey of Saint-Jean-d'Angély.
Royal abbey
Founded in the ninth century to house a relic of
From 1989 to 1997, the restoration of the monastic buildings has been carried out according to the needs of the Centre of European Culture, with an emphasis placed on accommodations, catering, as well as rooms for conferences, reunions and workshops. The Centre has been at the forefront of the revitalization of the building, to such a point that today the Centre and the Abbey have been linked in the minds of the residents.
Centre of European culture
The Centre of European Culture at Saint-Jean-d'Angély, created in 1989 as a joint initiative taken by the Minister of Culture, the town of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, the regional council of
Modern Saint-Jean
Saint-Jean-d'Angely is now home to a vibrant and bustling town centre, with a twice-weekly
Geography
The Boutonne flows northwest through the commune; the town lies on its right bank.
Twin towns – sister cities
- Koumondè, Togo
- Mondsee, Austria
- New Iberia, United States
- Saint-Sulpice, Canada
Population
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5] |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ The route is registered by the UNESCO as part of the "World Heritage of Humanity"
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Jean-d'Angély, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE