Agudelle

Agudelle
Commune
Old tree at Agudelle
Location of Agudelle
Agudelle Agudelle
Coordinates: 45°23′04″N 0°28′19″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Jonzac
Intercommunality	Haute Saintonge
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roland Arrivé
Area 1	5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	134
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17002 /17500
Elevation	47–77 m (154–253 ft) (avg. 72 m or 236 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Agudelle (French pronunciation: [aɡydɛl]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.

Geography

Agudelle is located some 7 km south by south-west of Jonzac and 10 km east of Mirambeau. It can be accessed by the D153 road from Nieul-le-Virouil in the west to the village then continuing east to join the D19 road. There is also the D154E1 from Salignac-de-Mirambeau in the south through the commune to the village. There is a network of country roads covering the whole commune. The commune is mostly farmland with a large forest in the north and patches of forest in the south. Apart from the village there is also the hamlet of Chez Nicoleau in the south of the commune. The altitude varies from 47 to 77 metres above sea level.

The western border of the commune consists of a stream which flows into the Etang d'Allas just outside the north-western border of the commune. The eastern border of the commune is delineated by the Maine stream which flows north.

History

In the 12th century Agudelle forest belonged to the Order of Fontevraud. The chapel was given to Lambert, the founder of the Abbey of Our Lady of the Crown in 1116 to establish a priory.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Agudelle

From	To	Name	Party
2001	2026	Roland Arrivé	DVG then PS

Canton

Agudelle is part of the Canton of Jonzac together with 19 other communes.

Inter-Communality

Agudelle part of the Community of communes of Haute-Saintonge. This group includes 123 communes in the south of Charente-Maritime and is the largest intercommunal structure in France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 242 —     1800 296 +2.92% 1806 266 −1.77% 1821 232 −0.91% 1831 257 +1.03% 1836 262 +0.39% 1841 253 −0.70% 1846 244 −0.72% 1851 247 +0.24% 1856 248 +0.08% 1861 240 −0.65% 1866 240 +0.00% 1872 239 −0.07% 1876 230 −0.96% 1881 234 +0.35% 1886 217 −1.50% 1891 199 −1.72% 1896 262 +5.65%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 210 −4.33% 1906 207 −0.29% 1911 188 −1.91% 1921 176 −0.66% 1926 198 +2.38% 1931 202 +0.40% 1936 180 −2.28% 1946 180 +0.00% 1954 208 +1.82% 1962 165 −2.85% 1968 166 +0.10% 1975 118 −4.76% 1982 119 +0.12% 1990 99 −2.27% 1999 126 +2.72% 2007 113 −1.35% 2012 123 +1.71% 2017 134 +1.73%
Source: EHESS and INSEE

Distribution of Age Groups

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Agudelle and Charente-Maririme Department in 2017

	Agudelle		Charente-Maririme
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	15.9	16.9	16.3	14.3
15 to 29 Years	12.7	9.9	15.4	13.1
30 to 44 Years	15.9	15.5	16.7	16.1
45 to 59 Years	17.5	16.9	20.2	19.9
60 to 74 Years	28.6	29.6	21.1	22.0
75 to 89 Years	9.5	8.5	9.4	12.3
90 Years+	0.0	2.8	1.0	2.4

Source: INSEE

Economy

The main product of the commune is grapes for cognac and Pineau des Charentes.

Sites and Monuments

The Church of Eutropius

The Bell Tower

Inside the church

• The Church of Saint Eutropius (12th century) has been listed as a historical monument since 31 December 1986. The church contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Statue: Saint Eutropius (17th century) in polychrome wood.
  • A Bronze Bell (1556)
• The Tower House dates from the 19th century.

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

External links

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