Nieuil
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Nieuil | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′47″N 0°30′08″E / 45.8797°N 0.5022°ECoordinates: 45°52′47″N 0°30′08″E / 45.8797°N 0.5022°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Saint-Claud |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Charente |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Grolleau |
| Area1 | 23.90 km2 (9.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 937 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16245 / 16270 |
| Elevation |
128–218 m (420–715 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft) |
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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. | |
Nieuil is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
History
Novioialos was a Gaulish site established next to a pagan fountain, and was Christianized under the patronage of Saint-Vivien.
In the eleventh century, the area and the Church belonged to the Viscounts of Rochechouart that created the benedictine Abbaye Saint-Pierre d'Uzerche, the forest was then cleared by the monks of the Priory of Sainte Marie-Madeleine de I'Espinassouze.
All that remains is the apse of the Church, a wall of the chapel of I' Espinassouze and the foundations of the mill.
The Châtellenie of Nieuil passed successively through the noble families Raja, Jaubert, Green Saint, - Marsault – (builders of the first castle) and Perry Fief of the barony of Champagne Mouton, it remained an enclave of Poitou until the French Revolution.
In the 16th century a discovery of iron ore in the forest led to the creation of a forge. The owner, Louis Lavergne Champlaurier was guillotined in 1794, with his wife Victoire.
Nearby towns
Saint-Claud 3.2 km
Suaux 3.3 km
Roumazières-Loubert 6.5 km
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 7.2 km
Transport
The closest airport to Nieuil is Angoulême – Brie – Champniers Airport (27 km) however it doesn't have scheduled flights since the airport and its local authority consortium pulled out of a contract with the Ryanair in 2010. Slightly further afield is Limoges Airport which runs daily flights as below
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air France operated by Airlinair | Lyon |
| Flybe | Southampton |
| Ryanair | East Midlands, Liverpool, London-Stansted Seasonal: Bristol, Leeds/Bradford |
| Twin Jet | Marseille, Nice, Paris-Orly |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,165 | — |
| 1800 | 1,085 | −6.9% |
| 1806 | 1,196 | +10.2% |
| 1821 | 1,359 | +13.6% |
| 1831 | 1,412 | +3.9% |
| 1841 | 1,564 | +10.8% |
| 1846 | 1,612 | +3.1% |
| 1851 | 1,570 | −2.6% |
| 1856 | 1,492 | −5.0% |
| 1861 | 1,389 | −6.9% |
| 1866 | 1,337 | −3.7% |
| 1872 | 1,219 | −8.8% |
| 1876 | 1,278 | +4.8% |
| 1881 | 1,293 | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 1,437 | +11.1% |
| 1891 | 1,415 | −1.5% |
| 1896 | 1,363 | −3.7% |
| 1901 | 1,348 | −1.1% |
| 1906 | 1,451 | +7.6% |
| 1911 | 1,435 | −1.1% |
| 1921 | 1,187 | −17.3% |
| 1926 | 1,132 | −4.6% |
| 1931 | 989 | −12.6% |
| 1936 | 1,027 | +3.8% |
| 1946 | 947 | −7.8% |
| 1954 | 918 | −3.1% |
| 1962 | 1,043 | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 1,021 | −2.1% |
| 1975 | 941 | −7.8% |
| 1982 | 931 | −1.1% |
| 1990 | 954 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 907 | −4.9% |
| 2008 | 937 | +3.3% |
See also
References
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