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Location within Poitou-Charentes region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Canton | Saint-Savinien |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Jacues (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 2–47 m (6.6–154 ft) (avg. 24 m/79 ft) |
| Land area1 | 16.61 km2 (6.41 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 622 (2008) |
| - Density | 37 /km2 (96 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Archingeay is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France.
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The river Boutonne forms the commune's northwestern border.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 603 | 536 | 504 | 527 | 539 | 519 | 622 |
The origin of name (and the French demonym Arcantois) might be the Roman general Arcantius, who visited the place.
Archingeay was a prosperous place in the past, due to its thermal source near the château de la Vallée, west of Archingeay. It was renowned for its therapeutic properties (digestive diseases, etc.).