Angliers, Charente-Maritime

Angliers is a French commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Angliers
Commune
A general view of Angliers
Coat of arms
Location of Angliers
Angliers
Angliers
Coordinates: 46°12′46″N 0°56′55″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementLa Rochelle
CantonMarans
IntercommunalityAunis Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Didier Taupin
Area
1
10.74 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,060
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17009 /17540
Elevation1–19 m (3.3–62.3 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Anglésiens or Anglésiennes.[2]

Geography
Entry sign to Angliers (in fog)

Angliers is located some 15 km north-east of La Rochelle and 15 km south by south-east of Marans. National highway N11 (E601) passes through the north of the commune and there is an exit at the north-eastern tip of the commune to the D109 road which runs south through the commune to Vérines. Access to the village is by a country road off the D109. There is also the D203E1 road running from the hamlet of Saint-Gilles west to Loiré. Apart from the village, there are also the hamlets of Le Grand Peu, Saint-Gilles, and Les Loges. The commune is entirely farmland.[3]

Angliers commune is divided into two clearly distinct parts:

  • To the west, the commune is a part of the plain of Aunis and is characterized by rolling limestone hills.
  • To the east is a marsh which is part of the Marais Poitevin.

The swamp is drained by the waters of the Curé river which is a small coastal river and serves as the eastern boundary of the commune. This river has its source in the commune of Saint-Georges-du-Bois and becomes a Canal before emptying into the Bay of Aiguillon. It is called the Canal du Curé at Angliers. Formerly, the eastern part of Angliers was always flooded along the road north of the commune that joins the village of Le Grand Peu to Nuaillé-d'Aunis. Angliers is at the southern limit of the Marais Poitevin.

Transport
Railway Stations and Halts
  • La Rochelle (TGV) 16.2 km
  • Aytré (Halt) 16.4 km
  • Mer 16.7 km
  • Châtelaillon 18.2 km
  • Surgères (TGV) 18.4 km
Airports and aerodromes

Neighbouring communes and villages[3]

History

The history of Angliers before Gallo-Roman times has been lost, as with many neighbouring communes. However, a few important remains have been found. Sarcophagi found in the 19th century at Gillebergère are not necessarily from those remote times. Ancient relics are rare but the door of the church dates from 1100/1130. It once came under the Abbey of Nieul-sur-l'Autise. This church has undergone many changes throughout its history mainly because of the Hundred Years War and the Wars of Religion. The fighting that took place around the castles of Benon, Nuaillé-d'Aunis, and Surgères suggest many passages by the Port Bertrand through the east of Angliers to the town of La Rochelle.

Administration
The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
2001CurrentDidier TaupinPSSports Instructor

(Not all data is known)

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006664—    
2007707+6.5%
2008784+10.9%
2009782−0.3%
2010802+2.6%
2011823+2.6%
2012843+2.4%
2013888+5.3%
2014967+8.9%
2015998+3.2%
20161,029+3.1%
Angliers War Memorial

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is relatively young. The proportion of persons above the age of 60 years (10.3%) is lower than the national (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 (50.5% against 48.4% nationally and 48.2% at the departmental level).

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Angliers and Charente-Maritime Department in 2009

AngliersAngliersCharente-MCharente-M
Age RangeMenWomenMenWomen
0 to 14 Years24.120.917.215.1
15 to 29 Years17.922.316.514.4
30 to 44 Years31.429.118.717.9
45 to 59 Years17.416.321.020.8
60 to 74 Years6.77.717.217.8
75 to 89 Years2.53.19.012.4
90 Years+0.00.60.51.5

Sources:

Culture and heritage
The old Mill

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Logis de Ré Manor (17th century)[5]
  • The Chateau de Ré Manor (18th century)[6]
  • A Farmhouse at Saint-Eloi (1903)[7]
  • A House at Le Peu (19th century)[8]
  • A Farmhouse at Mouche de Ne (1773)[9]
  • A House at Les Loges (1866)[10]
  • A Mill at Moulin-Gelot (19th century)[11]
  • Houses and Farms[12]

Religious heritage
The Cemetery Cross
The Priory of Saint Peter

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

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See also

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
    2. Inhabitants of Charente-Maritime (in French)
    3. Google Maps
    4. List of Mayors of France
    5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00043350 Logis de Ré Manor (in French)
    6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00043351 Chateau de Ré Manor (in French)
    7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00043352 Farmhouse at Saint-Eloi (in French)
    8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00043349 House at Le Peu (in French)
    9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00043348 Farmhouse at Mouche de Ne (in French)
    10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00043347 House at Les Loges (in French)
    11. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00043346 Mill at Moulin-Gelot (in French)
    12. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00043344 Houses and Farms (in French)
    13. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00043353 Cemetery Cross (in French)
    14. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00043345 Priory of Saint Peter (in French)
    15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM17000009 Baptismal font (in French)
    16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM17003246 Stained glass window: Saint Bernadette (in French)
    17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM17003245 3 Stained glass windows: Sacred heart of Jesus, Virgin and child, and Saint Peter (in French)
    18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM17003198 Bronze bell (in French)
    19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM17003197 Chalice (in French)
    20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM17003196 Pail for holy water (in French)
    21. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM17003195 Thurible (in French)
    22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM17003194 Painting: Saint Peter (in French)
    23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM17003193 2 Statues: Saint Joseph with the child Jesus and Saint Theresa of Lisieux (in French)
    24. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM17003192 Prie-dieu (in French)
    25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM17003191 Stoup (in French)
    26. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM17003190 Baptismal font (in French)
    27. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM17003189 Altar and Tabernacle (in French)
    28. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM17003188 Stained glass window: The Theological virtues (in French)
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