Archingeay

Archingeay
Archingeay
Location within Poitou-Charentes region Archingeay
Coordinates: 45°55′54″N 0°42′17″W / 45.9317°N 0.7047°W / 45.9317; -0.7047Coordinates: 45°55′54″N 0°42′17″W / 45.9317°N 0.7047°W / 45.9317; -0.7047
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Canton	Saint-Savinien
Intercommunality	Pays Savinois
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Rémi Lamare
Area¹	16.61 km² (6.41 sq mi)
Population (2009)²	637
• Density	38/km² (99/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	17017 / 17380
Elevation	2–47 m (6.6–154.2 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
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.

Archingeay is a French commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region of southwestern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arcantois or Arcantoises^[1]

Geography

Archingeay is located some 32 km south of Surgeres and 30 km east of Rochefort. Access to the commune is by the D114 road which branches off the D739E south of Tonnay-Boutonne and continues south through the commune and village to Saint-Savinien. The D122 also goes south-west from the village to join the D124 which continues to Bords. The D122E1 also goes east from the village to Beaujouet. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of:

Charnais
Cheniers
Chez Bayeau
Chez Brandeau
Chez Brard
Chez Pepin
Chez Trancard
Coulon
Fontaudet
L'Aiguille
Le Mouton
Le Tricholet
Les Pavageauds
Port L'Aubier

The commune is mixed forest and farmland.

The Boutonne river forms much of the north-western border of the commune with a network of irrigation canals covering the western part of the commune. Le Pepin stream rises south of the village and flows west into the Boutonne.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[2]

Saint-Coutant-le-Grand

Archingeay

Bords

Saint-Savinien

Bignay

Toponymy

The name may come from the name of the Roman general Arcantius.

History

This commune had an Abbey which has completely disappeared.

In the past, Archingeay enjoyed a flourishing period, mainly due to a hot spring near the Chateau of the Valley to the west of Archingeay and renowned for its therapeutic properties (digestive diseases, skin etc.). Among other famous spa guests, the Roman general Arcantius took its waters.

Until the attack of phylloxera there was manufacturing of pottery, bricks and tiles, and wine production.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[3]

From	To	Name
2001	2009	Jean-Pierre Jacques
2009	2014	Jean-Claude Denner
2014	2020	Rémi Lamare

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 637 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
829	1,012	1,023	1,005	1,085	1,130	1,168	1,162	1,075

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
1,067	1,103	1,142	1,101	1,083	1,034	1,012	978	932

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
919	871	852	763	750	668	647	608	627

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2009	-
603	536	504	527	539	519	597	637	-

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is relatively old. The ratio of persons above the age of 60 years (28.3%) is higher than the national average (21.6%) and the departmental average (28.1%). Unlike the national and departmental proportions, the male population of the town is greater than the female population (50.1% against 48.4% nationally and 48.2% at the departmental level).

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Archingeay and Charente-Maritime Department in 2009

	Archingeay	Archingeay	Charente-M	Charente-M
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	22.0	21.9	17.2	15.1
15 to 29 Years	13.1	12.4	16.5	14.4
30 to 44 Years	18.9	19.2	18.7	17.9
45 to 59 Years	18.0	16.9	21.0	20.8
60 to 74 Years	16.8	17.5	17.2	17.8
75 to 89 Years	11.0	10.7	9.0	12.4
90 Years+	0.3	1.5	0.5	1.5

Sources:

Church of Saint Martin

Sites and Monuments

The Trésors de Lisette Museum

The Romanesque Church of Saint Martin (12th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[4] It has sculptures at the south door and both interior and exterior corbels depicting life at the time. the main Altar and Tabernacle (18th century) are registered as an historical object.^[5]
A Ferruginous Fountain known by the Romans for healing properties (skin diseases). In the Gallo-Roman period, the Roman general Arcantius spent time at the spa.
A Lavoir (Public Laundry) dating from Roman times.
The Trésors de Lisette Museum which presents family life in the early 20th century with one of the largest exhibitions of old culinary objects in Europe. It opens during June, July and August from 3 p.m. (15:00) to 7 p.m. (19:00).

Notable People linked to the commune

Saint Malo, who founded the city of Saint-Malo, died at Archingeay.
Arcantius, a Roman general who took the waters of a thermal spring at La Vallée which was renowned for its therapeutic properties
The Montaigne Family who lived in the Chateau of the Valley.

Notes and references

Notes

↑ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

↑ Inhabitants of Charente-Maritime (French)
1 2 Google Maps
↑ List of Mayors of France
↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00104596 Church of Saint Martin (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM17000012 Altar and Tabernacle (French)

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Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

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