Arthenac

Arthenac
Commune
A general view of Arthenac
A general view of Arthenac
Location of Arthenac
Arthenac is located in France
Arthenac
Arthenac
Location within France
Arthenac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Arthenac
Arthenac
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°30′57″N 0°18′48″W / 45.5158°N 0.3133°W / 45.5158; -0.3133
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementJonzac
CantonJonzac
IntercommunalityCC Haute Saintonge
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Chainier
Area
1
12.66 km2 (4.89 sq mi)
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Highest elevation
111 m (364 ft)
Lowest elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Population
 (2023)
334
 • Density26.4/km2 (68.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17020 /17520
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arthenac (French pronunciation: [aʁtənak]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.

Geography

Arthenac is located in the south of Charente-Maritime in the former province of Saintonge some 24 km south-east of Pons, 16 km north-east of Jonzac, and immediately south-west of Archiac. Access to the commune is by the D699 road from Archiac in the north-west passing through the village and continuing south-west to Réaux. There is also the D251 road from Sainte-Lheurine in the north-west passing through south of the village to Saint-Eugène in the south-east. The D149 comes from the D700 in the north passing through the village then south to Allas-Champagne. The commune is mostly farmland with two large forests south of the village.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

Under the Ancien Régime Arthenac was independent but was merged with Archiac in 1789. The commune regained its independent status on 13 October 1831.

Administration

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors

FromToNameParty
20012020Chantal GuimberteauDVD
20202026Bruno Chainier

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arthenacais or Arthenacaises in French.

Arthenac War Memorial
The entry to Arthenac

Sites and monuments

The Church of Saint Martin
A street in Arthenac
Domaine de Pimbert

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. ↑ Arthenac in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  4. ↑ Google Maps
  5. ↑ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  6. ↑ Le nom des habitants du 17 - Charente-Maritime, habitants.fr
  7. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arthenac, EHESS (in French).
  8. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  9. ↑ Base Mérimée: Church of Saint Martin, French Ministry of Culture (in French)