Lozay

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Lozay
Commune
The church and surroundings in Lozay
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Coordinates: 46°02′32″N 0°32′46″W / 46.0422°N 0.5461°W / 46.0422; -0.5461Coordinates: 46°02′32″N 0°32′46″W / 46.0422°N 0.5461°W / 46.0422; -0.5461
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Canton	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Charpentier[1]
Area 1	11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	134
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Lozay (French pronunciation: ​[lɔzɛ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population[]

Sights[]

• Saint Peter's is a 12th-century fortified church which was classed as a Monument Historique (Historic Monument) in 1953.^[3]

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.^[4]

• 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 was built on the rest area from the A10 Paris-Bordeaux highway in 1994.

See also[]

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References[]

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