Andilly, Charente-Maritime

Andilly is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.

For other uses, see Andilly (disambiguation).
Andilly
Commune
The Town Hall
Location of Andilly
Andilly
Andilly
Coordinates: 46°15′14″N 1°01′32″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementLa Rochelle
CantonMarans
IntercommunalityAunis Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Sylvain Fagot
Area
1
28.53 km2 (11.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,235
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17008 /17230
Elevation0–24 m (0–79 ft)
(avg. 13 m or 43 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 Andillais or Andillaises[2]

Geography

Location

Andilly is a marshy commune in the western part of the Poitevin Marsh located in the northwest of the Charente-Maritime 6.5 km south of Marans, the chief town of the canton, and 17 km north-east of La Rochelle, the prefecture of the department.

Setting

The commune includes the town of Andilly, the village of "Sérigny", and a place called "Bel-Air".

Andilly belongs to the western or dried-up part of the Poitevin Marsh and is a large grain-producing area. The commune is polbut fgticularly well served by diversion canals, for draining and irrigation. Among these, two major canals cross the commune: the Canal du Curé crosses from east to west and the Canal from Marans to La Rochelle from north to south.

Andilly is watered in all the central parts and in the west by the Canal du Curé, which is formed from the lower reaches of the river Cure that is canalised from the commune of Anais. In Andilly, the Canal du Curé has long been called the Grand Canal of Andilly since its construction in 1771.

From north to south, the commune is traversed by the Canal from Marans to La Rochelle, which crosses the Canal du Curé northwest of Andilly town where significant crossing locks were built at a place called the Locks of Andilly.

Locks of Andilly
Plan of canal at Andilly locks

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History
  • During the Wars of Religion Andilly was an advanced military post.
  • There are remains of the castle
  • There are ruins of a priory and a castle with underground passages
  • There are also prehistoric underground refuges and relics

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
19771983Raoul JardonnetCarpenter
19831995Michel FillodeauSEFarmer
19952008Christian PointSECivil Engineer
20082014Maurice DebègueSEIT Engineer
2014CurrentSylvain FagotDVG

(Not all data is known)

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
20041,772—    
20061,863+5.1%
20071,900+2.0%
20081,935+1.8%
20091,971+1.9%
20101,980+0.5%
20111,999+1.0%
20122,039+2.0%
20132,081+2.1%
20142,122+2.0%
20152,163+1.9%
20162,217+2.5%

Distribution of Age Groups
Andilly village

The population of the commune is younger than the departmental average.

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Andilly and Charente-Maritime Department in 2017

AndillyCharente-Maritime
Age RangeMenWomenMenWomen
0 to 14 Years20.819.516.314.3
15 to 29 Years13.813.215.413.1
30 to 44 Years21.122.016.716.1
45 to 59 Years20.620.520.219.9
60 to 74 Years19.318.721.122.0
75 to 89 Years4.25.29.412.3
90 Years+0.21.01.02.4

Source: INSEE[5][6]

Sites and monuments
  • The Dairy and Casein Factory (19th century) is registered as an historical monument.[7]
  • The Church of Saint Nazaire
  • The church of Saint-Nazaire
  • The church facade
  • The rear of the church
  • Remains of a medieval castle and a priory.

Transport

Railway Stations and Halts

Airports and Aerodromes

Roads
  • The D137 crosses the commune from Marans in the north passing between Andilly town and Serigny and continuing south to Usseau
  • The D20 connects the D137 to Andilly town and continues south-west to Villedoux
  • The D202 goes south from the town to Saint-Ouen-d'Aunis
  • The D112 goes south-east from the town to Longèves

Sports

Andilly was the arrival point of the 1st stage and departure point of the 2nd stage of the Tour du Poitou-Charentes in 2004.[8]

See also

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. Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Andilly (17008)
  6. Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de la Charente-Maritime (17)
  7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA17000264 Dairy and Casein Factory (in French)
  8. Tour Poitou-Charentes website Archived 2011-02-11 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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