Nieuil
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Nieuil (French pronunciation: [njœj]; Occitan: Nuelh) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
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Town hall | |
 Location of Nieuil | |
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| Coordinates: 45°52′47″N 0°30′08″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Charente-Bonnieure |
| Intercommunality | Charente Limousine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Sellier[1] |
Area 1 | 23.90 km2 (9.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 883 |
| • Density | 36.9/km2 (95.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16245 /16270 |
| Elevation | 128–218 m (420–715 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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 sixteenth 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
Rail
Nieuil had a railway station on the line from Ruffec to Roumazières-Loubert, which was closed in 1954. The nearest stations are in Roumazières-Loubert and Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure, on the line from Angoulême to Limoges.
Air
The closest airport to Nieuil is Angoulême – Brie – Champniers Airport (27 km) however it does not have scheduled flights since 2016. Slightly further afield is Limoges – Bellegarde Airport which runs scheduled flights to Lyon and the United Kingdom.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,021 | — |
| 1975 | 941 | −1.16% |
| 1982 | 931 | −0.15% |
| 1990 | 954 | +0.31% |
| 1999 | 907 | −0.56% |
| 2009 | 922 | +0.16% |
| 2014 | 924 | +0.04% |
| 2020 | 918 | −0.11% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
