Saint-Jean-d'Angély

Saint -Jean- d'Angély is a commune with 7702 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Charente -Maritime in the Poitou-Charentes region on the banks of Boutonne; it is the administrative center for the district of Saint -Jean- d'Angély and the canton of the same name. The place name is often abbreviated to Saint -Jean- d'Y.

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Geography

Saint -Jean- d'Angély located in the center of the Pays des Vals de Saintonge near the motorway A 10, 140 kilometers from Bordeaux, 410 km away from Paris.

The economy of the town and its surroundings, with around 30,000 inhabitants relate to food production, the production of alcoholic beverages ( Pineau des Charentes ) and Cognac, the tourism industry is under construction. Away Away from the axis La Rochelle Poitiers and Niort - far from the coast suffers the area under rural depopulation and the aging of the population.

History

Here was on March 5, 1588 Henri I de Bourbon, prince de Condé by a bellboy killed, who had an affair with his wife, Charlotte de la Tremoille.

1621 Saint -Jean- d'Angély was of Louis XIII. occupied.

Between 1980 and 1999, the population of Saint -Jean- d'Angély of around 12,000 to 7681 people, no doubt primarily due to significant migration of industry diminished.

Personalities

• Jean -Joseph de Bonnegens of Hermitans (* 1750, † 1817), deputy of the Third Estate in 1789.

Attractions

The main attractions are the surviving buildings of the royal abbey of Saint -Jean -Baptiste. Since 1998 they have been awarded as part of the UNESCO World Heritage " Camino de Santiago in France."