Ardillières

Ardillières
Ardillières

Coordinates: 46°03′32″N 0°53′29″W / 46.0589°N 0.8914°WCoordinates: 46°03′32″N 0°53′29″W / 46.0589°N 0.8914°W
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Rochefort
Canton Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis
Intercommunality Aunis Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2020) Jean-Marie Targé
Area1 15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 782
 • Density 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 17018 / 17290
Elevation 0–31 m (0–102 ft)
(avg. 17 m or 56 ft)

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.

Ardillières is a French commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region of southwestern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ardilliérois or Ardilliéroises[1]

Geography

Ardillières is located some 25 km south-east of La Rochelle and 20 km east of Châtelaillon-Plage. Access to the commune is by the D111 road from Ciré-d'Aunis in the west passing through the commune and the village and continuing to the east. The D208 road also goes north-east from the village to join the D939 at Le Cher. The D205E2 also goes north-west from the village to Le Thou. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of Les Perrieres, Toucherit, Villeneuve, and Bois des Mottes. The commune is entirely farmland apart from a few small patches of forest.[2]

The southern portion of the commune is covered with a network of canals which link to the Charras Canal which crosses the south of the commune from west to east.[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages[2]

 Le Thou Forges Landrais
Ciré-d'Aunis Vandré
   Ardillières  
Loire-les-Marais Muron

Administration

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[3]

From To Name Party Position
1826 1830 Etienne Martin
1971 2001 Guy Caquineau SE
2001 2020 Jean-Marie Targé SE

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 782 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]

Evolution of the Population (See database)
1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
560 486 501 496 684 759 756 793 843
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
819 860 830 850 834 819 775 680 663
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
607 604 588 485 502 454 425 409 444
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2009 -
471 430 403 456 508 555 735 782 -

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is relatively young. The ratio of persons above the age of 60 years (16.5%) is lower than the national average (21.6%) and the departmental average (28.1%). Unlike national and departmental allocations, the male population of the town is greater than the female population (50.1% against 48.4% nationally and 48.2% at the departmental level).

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

Ardillières Ardillières Charente-M Charente-M
Age Range Men Women Men Women
0 to 14 Years 24.5 27.2 17.2 15.1
15 to 29 Years 13.3 14.1 16.5 14.4
30 to 44 Years 27.8 28.2 18.7 17.9
45 to 59 Years 18.6 13.3 21.0 20.8
60 to 74 Years 11.7 10.5 17.2 17.8
75 to 89 Years 4.1 6.2 9.0 12.4
90 Years+ 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.5

Sources:

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

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

Other sites of interest

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Saint Peter (11th century) is registered as an historical monument.[8] The Church has a Bronze Bell (1635) which is registered as an historical object.[9]

Ardillières Picture Gallery

Notable people linked to the commune

See also

External links

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force in 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

  1. ↑ Inhabitants of Charente-Maritime (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Google Maps
  3. ↑ List of Mayors of France
  4. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA17006687 Château d'Ardillières (French)
  5. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00104598 Pierre Levée Dolmen (French)
  6. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00104597 Pierre-Fouquerée Dolmen (French)
  7. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM17000014 Lintel (French)
  8. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA17006695 Parish Church of Saint Peter (French)
  9. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM17000013 Bronze Bell (French)
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