Lonnes

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Lonnes
Commune
The town hall in Lonnes
The town hall in Lonnes
Location of Lonnes
Lonnes is located in France
Lonnes
Lonnes
Coordinates: 45°56′23″N 0°09′59″E / 45.9397°N 0.1664°E / 45.9397; 0.1664Coordinates: 45°56′23″N 0°09′59″E / 45.9397°N 0.1664°E / 45.9397; 0.1664
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementConfolens
CantonBoixe-et-Manslois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Chaussepied[1]
Area
1
7.51 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
179
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16191 /16230
Elevation94–131 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 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 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
YearPop.±%
1793488—    
1800464−4.9%
1806492+6.0%
1821509+3.5%
1831488−4.1%
1841497+1.8%
1846536+7.8%
1851539+0.6%
1856469−13.0%
1861451−3.8%
1866425−5.8%
1872415−2.4%
1876383−7.7%
1881386+0.8%
1886368−4.7%
1891321−12.8%
1896305−5.0%
YearPop.±%
1901291−4.6%
1906276−5.2%
1911281+1.8%
1921232−17.4%
1926231−0.4%
1931216−6.5%
1936243+12.5%
1946226−7.0%
1954214−5.3%
1962198−7.5%
1968180−9.1%
1975182+1.1%
1982165−9.3%
1990160−3.0%
1999168+5.0%
2008166−1.2%

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

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 légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Abbé Nanglard, Pouillé historique du diocèse d'Angoulême, Tomes III et IV, Despujols, 1900, 1903


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