Chatenet

Chatenet
Chatenet
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Chatenet
Administration
Country	France
Region	Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Montlieu-la-Garde
Intercommunality	Haute-Saintonge
Mayor	Philippe Chailloux (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	61–123 m (200–404 ft) (avg. 85 m/279 ft)
Land area1	9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population2	220  (2008)
- Density	23 /km2 (60 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	17095/ 17210
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 45°18′09″N 0°18′19″W / 45.3025°N 0.305277°W / 45.3025; -0.305277

Chatenet is a commune in the Charente-Maritime in the department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France.

Geography

Chatenet is a small commune situated between the market town of Montendre and the large village of Chevanceaux. It is principally a farming community; however in recent years tourism has become important. The location of Chatenet in the southern tip of the Charente Maritime provides the area with a warm climate. The Seugne flows north-northwestward through the middle of the commune and forms part of its southern and northern borders.

Population

Historical population of Chatenet

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
268	275	215	210	195	188	220

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Chatenet on the Quid site
• Location of Chatenet on the map of France
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