Saint-Loup, Charente-Maritime

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Saint-Loup
Commune
The church in Saint-Loup
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Coordinates: 46°00′00″N 0°37′26″W / 46°N 0.6239°W / 46; -0.6239Coordinates: 46°00′00″N 0°37′26″W / 46°N 0.6239°W / 46; -0.6239
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Canton	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Descout
Area 1	16.42 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	307
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17356 /17380
Elevation	2–48 m (6.6–157.5 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Loup is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Geography[]

It became a commune in 1642 and comprises 21 hamlets. The area of Saint-Loup are marshy. The village lies on the Bibot which empties into the and the . The Trézence empties into the Boutonne and finally into the Charente River. Most of the area is devoted to agriculture including corn, cattle, and wine.

Life of the commune[]

The local football (soccer) club was founded in 1936 under the name AS Trézence.

In late August, it organizes tours of roads and passages of the commune.

One of its culinary specialties is grilled ham.

The commune has migratory birds along with hibernal ones including ducks and waders.

History[]

The commune participated in the French Revolution of 1789. Its inhabitants rallied and engaged against the nobles of the village. It was renamed Épinay-Sans-Culotte (see sans-culotte). The extension Saintonge marked the beginning of the commune to the north of Saintonge by the Aunis frontiers by Santiago de Compostela.

The swamplands were drained and farmlands expanded during the reign of Louis XIV. The area produces livestock including cows, beans and corn. Its seasons are from October/December to February/April.

Local people have traditionally been winemakers. The village was affected by phylloxera in the 1860s. It marked the period by agricultural expansion in the marshlands and pasture.

Population[]

See also[]

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References[]

External links[]

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