Archingeay
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 45°55′54″N 0°42′17″W / 45.9317°N 0.7047°WCoordinates: 45°55′54″N 0°42′17″W / 45.9317°N 0.7047°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Intercommunality | Pays Savinois |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Rémi Lamare |
| Area1 | 16.61 km2 (6.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 637 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17017 /17380 |
| Elevation | 2–47 m (6.6–154.2 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
Archingeay is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arcantois or Arcantoises
Archingeay is located some 32 km south of Surgeres and 30 km east of Rochefort. Access to the commune is by the D114 road which branches off the D739E south of Tonnay-Boutonne and continues south through the commune and village to Saint-Savinien. The D122 also goes south-west from the village to join the D124 which continues to Bords. The D122E1 also goes east from the village to Beaujouet. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of:
The commune is mixed forest and farmland.
The Boutonne river forms much of the north-western border of the commune with a network of irrigation canals covering the western part of the commune. Le Pepin stream rises south of the village and flows west into the Boutonne.
The name may come from the name of the Roman general Arcantius.
This commune had an Abbey which has completely disappeared.
In the past, Archingeay enjoyed a flourishing period, mainly due to a hot spring near the Chateau of the Valley to the west of Archingeay and renowned for its therapeutic properties (digestive diseases, skin etc.). Among other famous spa guests, the Roman general Arcantius took its waters.
Until the attack of phylloxera there was manufacturing of pottery, bricks and tiles, and wine production.
List of Successive Mayors
(Not all data is known)
In 2009 the commune had 637 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.
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