Annezay
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Annezay (French pronunciation: [anzɛ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
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| Coordinates: 46°00′36″N 0°42′45″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Intercommunality | Vals de Saintonge Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabien Brodu[1] |
Area 1 | 7.43 km2 (2.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 168 |
| • Density | 22.6/km2 (58.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17012 /17380 |
| Elevation | 5–65 m (16–213 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Annezay is located some 12 km south-east of Surgères and 16 km north-west of Saint-Jean-d'Angély. Access is by the D118 road from Saint-Crépin in the south-west passing through the west of the commune and continuing north to Chervettes. There is also the D213 from the village east to Saint-Loup. The D107E2 road also passes through the east of the commune from the D107 in the north to Tonnay-Boutonne in the south. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of Le Grand Vivroux and Le Tramaillou in the commune. Apart from a few small patches of forest the commune is entirely farmland.[3]
There are two small unnamed streams south of the village.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
Administration
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Anneziens or Anneziennes in French.[5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 214 | — |
| 1975 | 194 | −1.39% |
| 1982 | 178 | −1.22% |
| 1990 | 149 | −2.20% |
| 1999 | 175 | +1.80% |
| 2007 | 162 | −0.96% |
| 2012 | 169 | +0.85% |
| 2017 | 162 | −0.84% |
| 2023 | 168 | +0.61% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
