Chervettes

Chervettes
Chervettes

Coordinates: 46°03′08″N 0°42′24″W / 46.0522°N 0.7067°W / 46.0522; -0.7067Coordinates: 46°03′08″N 0°42′24″W / 46.0522°N 0.7067°W / 46.0522; -0.7067
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Canton Tonnay-Boutonne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Georges Philippot
Area1 3.98 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 128
 • Density 32/km2 (83/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 17103 / 17380
Elevation 13–32 m (43–105 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 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.

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

Neighboring communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196284—    
1968121+44.0%
1975105−13.2%
1982103−1.9%
199095−7.8%
1999124+30.5%
2008128+3.2%

Geography

The commune is located near Surgères, Rochefort, and Saint-Jean-d'Angély.

History

An old viticultural commune, Chervettes is marked by an old viticultural properties with a closed heart. Since the outbreak of phylloxera at the end of the 19th century, the commune subsisted three small areas of winery. The church known as Notre-Dame-de-l’Assumption was first constructed in the 15th century. Around the commune, Chiron features an 18th-century built mill.

Tourism

Its touristic activity are mainly restrained, notably on the important development project over the user of the old motorcycle and the collection called Surbier 2, the public aura of possibilities ensembles the rare pieces of the Italian origin. The Chinese moto are all placed in merit with the special room that prevents humidity. The particularity of the project makes up of possible use for the terrain specially with the upgraded adapted technology. One of them was introduced in 2007.

See also

References

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