Lonnes

Lonnes
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Lonnes
Location within Poitou-Charentes region Lonnes
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Mansle
Intercommunality	Pays Manslois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Chaussepied
Area1	7.51 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	166
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	16191 / 16230
Elevation	94–131 m (308–430 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 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.

Lonnes is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Geography

The commune is located in the north of the Charente. It extends north from Fontenille and is bisected by Route 186 and RN 10 for 3 km.

It is 85 km south of Poitiers and 40 miles north of Angoulême. The surrounding communities are, in alphabetical order: Aunac, Chenon, Fontenille, Juillé, Salles-de-Villefagnan and Verteuil-sur-Charente. In addition to the town of Lonnes, the commune has several villages: les Maisons Rouges, les Essarts, le Petit Fayolle et le Grand Fayolle.

History

In the Middle Ages, the monks of Nanteuil Abbey were lords of individual communes. In 1172, they ceded some of their land to the abbey of Grosbot, to build a church. Towards the middle of the seventeenth century the population had increased, and a parish was created. The Saint Bartholomew church, slightly larger, was damaged by the Protestants. It was the subject of renovation in 1888-1889.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	488	—
1800	464	−4.9%
1806	492	+6.0%
1821	509	+3.5%
1831	488	−4.1%
1841	497	+1.8%
1846	536	+7.8%
1851	539	+0.6%
1856	469	−13.0%
1861	451	−3.8%
1866	425	−5.8%
1872	415	−2.4%
1876	383	−7.7%
1881	386	+0.8%
1886	368	−4.7%
1891	321	−12.8%
1896	305	−5.0%
1901	291	−4.6%
1906	276	−5.2%
1911	281	+1.8%
1921	232	−17.4%
1926	231	−0.4%
1931	216	−6.5%
1936	243	+12.5%
1946	226	−7.0%
1954	214	−5.3%
1962	198	−7.5%
1968	180	−9.1%
1975	182	+1.1%
1982	165	−9.3%
1990	160	−3.0%
1999	168	+5.0%
2008	166	−1.2%

Administration

Mayors

• 1896 -1904 Pierre Bastier
• 1904 -1919 Jean Bastier
• 1919 -1925 Jean Marifat
• 1925 -1944 Jean Mathieu
• 1944 -1960 Louis Ravion
• 1960 -1965 Anselme Migaud
• 1965 -1971 Jean-Louis Delhoume
• 1971 - Pierre Chaussepied

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

• INSEE