Archingeay

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Coordinates: 105°55′54″N 0°44′27″W / 465.931667, -0.740722

Commune of Archingeay
Location
Archingeay (France)
Archingeay
Administration
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Canton Saint-Savinien
Statistics
Elevation 2 m–47 m
(avg. 24 m)
Land area¹ 16.61 km²
Population²
(1999)		 519
 - Density 31/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 17017/ 17380
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Archingeay is a commune in the canton of Saint-Savinien of the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.

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[edit] Population

Year Population Change Density Percent of the canton
1962 603 - - -
1968 536 - - -
1975 504 - - -
1982 527 - - -
1990 539 - - -
1999 519 - /31km² 7.86%

[edit] History

The origin of name came from the Roman general Arcantius, its name of inhabitants are Arcantois.

The commune entered the florist period, notably on usage on thermal source by the château de la Vallée west of Archingeay and was renamed under the therapeutic properties (digestive disease, etc.). Between other persons, the Roman general Arcantius.

[edit] Attractions

  • Saint-Martin church (Saint Martin), built in the 12th century
  • Ferrugineous fountain, built by the Romans during the Gallo-Roman period, the general Arcantius passed for its baths.
  • Roman ruins
  • Les Trésors de Lisette Museum - it features. It opens during June, July and August from 3 p.m. (15:00) to 7 p.m. (19:00).

[edit] Persibs

  • Arcantius
  • The de Montaigne family, lived in the château de la Vallée.


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