Annezay

Annezay
Commune
The road into Annezay
The road into Annezay
Location of Annezay
Annezay is located in France
Annezay
Annezay
Location within France
Annezay is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Annezay
Annezay
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°00′36″N 0°42′45″W / 46.01°N 0.7125°W / 46.01; -0.7125
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementSaint-Jean-d'Angély
CantonSaint-Jean-d'Angély
IntercommunalityVals de Saintonge Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabien Brodu
Area
1
7.43 km2 (2.87 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Highest elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Lowest elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2023)
168
 • Density22.6/km2 (58.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17012 /17380
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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.

There are two small unnamed streams south of the village.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

FromToNameParty
19952001Abel Daubigneind.
20012020Philippe JouveDVD
20202026Fabien Brodu

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Anneziens or Anneziennes in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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
The Town Hall
Annezay War Memorial
A street in Annezay

Culture and heritage

The Church of Saint Peter
A Latin inscription dated 1691 over the door of the Church

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint Peter contains a Chasuble, Stole, and Maniple (18th century) that are registered as an historical object.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Google Maps
  4. ↑ List of Mayors of France
  5. ↑ Le nom des habitants du 17 - Charente-Maritime, habitants.fr
  6. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  7. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM17000653 Chasuble, Stole, and Maniple (in French)