Annezay

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

Annezay
Commune
The road into Annezay
Location of Annezay
Annezay Annezay
Coordinates: 46°00′36″N 0°42′45″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Canton	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Intercommunality	Vals de Saintonge Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Philippe Jouve
Area ^1	7.43 km^2 (2.87 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	162
• Density	22/km^2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17012 /17380
Elevation	5–65 m (16–213 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Anneziens or Anneziennes[2]

Geography

Annezay is located some 12 km south-east of Surgères and 16 km north-west of Saint-Jean-d'Angély. Access is by the D118 road from Saint-Crépin in the south-west passing through the west of the commune and continuing north to Chervettes. There is also the D213 from the village east to Saint-Loup. The D107E2 road also passes through the east of the commune from the D107 in the north to Tonnay-Boutonne in the south. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of Le Grand Vivroux and Le Tramaillou in the commune. Apart from a few small patches of forest the commune is entirely farmland.[3]

There are two small unnamed streams south of the village.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
1995	2001	Abel Daubigne	SE
2001	Current	Philippe Jouve	DVD

(Not all data is known)

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	163	—
2007	162	−0.6%
2008	160	−1.2%
2009	159	−0.6%
2010	160	+0.6%
2011	164	+2.5%
2012	169	+3.0%
2013	173	+2.4%
2014	173	+0.0%
2015	173	+0.0%
2016	167	−3.5%

The Town Hall

Annezay War Memorial

Distribution of Age Groups

A street in Annezay

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

	Annezay		Charente-Maritime
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	18.1	15.5	16.3	14.3
15 to 29 Years	15.3	15.5	15.4	13.1
30 to 44 Years	13.9	13.1	16.7	16.1
45 to 59 Years	26.4	28.6	20.2	19.9
60 to 74 Years	13.9	8.3	21.1	22.0
75 to 89 Years	11.1	16.7	9.4	12.3
90 Years+	1.4	2.4	1.0	2.4

Source: INSEE[5][6]

Culture and heritage

The Church of Saint Peter

A Latin inscription dated 1691 over the door of the Church

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint Peter contains a Chasuble, Stole, and Maniple (18th century) that are registered as an historical object.[7]

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

External links

• Annezay on the National Geographic Institute website (in French)
• Annezay on Lion1906
• Annezay on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Annezay on the 1750 Cassini Map

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'Annezay (17012)
6. Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de la Charente-Maritime (17)
7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM17000653 Chasuble, Stole, and Maniple (in French)