Lonnes

Lonnes
Lonnes
Commune
	The town hall in Lonnes
	Location of Lonnes
	Lonnes Lonnes
	Coordinates: 45°56′23″N 0°09′59″E / 45.9397°N 0.1664°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Boixe-et-Manslois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Chaussepied
Area 1	7.51 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population (2021)	186
• Density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16191 /16230
Elevation	94–131 m (308–430 ft) ; (avg. 125 m or 410 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lonnes (French pronunciation: [lɔn]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Geography

The commune is located in the north of the Charente. It extends north from Fontenille and is bisected by Route 186 and RN 10 for 3 km (1.9 mi).

It is 85 kilometres (53 mi)south of Poitiers and 64 kilometres (40 mi) north of Angoulême. The surrounding communities are, in alphabetical order: Aunac, Chenon, Fontenille, Juillé, Salles-de-Villefagnan and Verteuil-sur-Charente. In addition to the town of Lonnes, the commune has several villages: les Maisons Rouges, les Essarts, le Petit Fayolle et le Grand Fayolle.

History

In the Middle Ages, the monks of Nanteuil Abbey were lords of individual communes. In 1172, they ceded some of their land to the abbey of Grosbot, to build a church. Towards the middle of the 17th-century the population had increased, and a parish was created. The Saint Bartholomew church, slightly larger, was damaged by the Protestants. It was the subject of renovation in 1888–1889.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	180	—
1975	182	+0.16%
1982	165	−1.39%
1990	160	−0.38%
1999	166	+0.41%
2009	167	+0.06%
2014	169	+0.24%
2020	181	+1.15%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Administration

Mayors

1896 -1904 Pierre Bastier
1904 -1919 Jean Bastier
1919 -1925 Jean Marifat
1925 -1944 Jean Mathieu
1944 -1960 Louis Ravion
1960 -1965 Anselme Migaud
1965 -1971 Jean-Louis Delhoume
1971 - Pierre Chaussepied

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Abbé Nanglard, Pouillé historique du diocèse d'Angoulême, Tomes III et IV, Despujols, 1900, 1903
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] Abbé Nanglard, Pouillé historique du diocèse d'Angoulême, Tomes III et IV, Despujols, 1900, 1903

[pophist-4] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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