Lozay
Lozay | |
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Lozay | |
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region Lozay | |
Coordinates: 46°02′32″N 0°32′46″W / 46.0422°N 0.5461°WCoordinates: 46°02′32″N 0°32′46″W / 46.0422°N 0.5461°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
Canton | Loulay |
Intercommunality | Canton de Loulay |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Michel Charpentier |
Area1 | 11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 158 |
• Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 17213 / 17330 |
Elevation |
31–106 m (102–348 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Lozay is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 237 | — |
1968 | 270 | +13.9% |
1975 | 223 | −17.4% |
1982 | 192 | −13.9% |
1990 | 170 | −11.5% |
1999 | 184 | +8.2% |
2008 | 158 | −14.1% |
Sights
- Saint Peter's is a 12th-century fortified church which was classed as a Monument Historique (Historic Monument) in 1953.[1]
- A high altar and tabernacle with a candle holder consisting of two figures in gilded wood adorns the interior. This has been protected since November 30, 1984.[2]
- A washhouse and fountain are located below the village, in Puy Bardon.
- The Essouvert wood is located 1.5 km south-east of the village.
- A replica of the lantern of the dead of Fenioux was built on the rest area from the A10 Paris-Bordeaux highway in 1994.
See also
References
- ↑ L'architecture gothique en Saintonge et en Aunis, Yves Blomme, éditions Bordessoules, ISBN 2-903504-33-4
- ↑ base mérimée
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