Anais | |
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 Anais Town Hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Anais  | |
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| Coordinates:45°46′30″N0°12′36″E / 45.775°N 0.210°E /45.775; 0.210 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Boixe-et-Manslois |
| Intercommunality | Cœur de Charente |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Éric Giraud-Bernard[1] |
Area 1 | 9.87 km2 (3.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 566 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16011 /16560 |
| Elevation | 60–139 m (197–456 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Anais (French pronunciation:[anɛ]) is acommune in theCharentedepartment in theNouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwesternFrance.
Anais is located 14 km north ofAngoulême. It is crossed from north to south by National Highway N10 from Angoulême toPoitiers which passes 1.5 km west of the town and is a landscaped expressway of four lanes.
Anais is also 4 km west ofJauldes, 6 km south-east ofSaint-Amant-de-Boixe - the chief town of the district, 7 km east ofVars, 11 km south ofMansle, and 5 km north-west ofBrie.[3]
The commune is traversed from east to west by the D11 road fromChasseneuil toRouillac via Vars which passes through the village and continues to join the N10 by an interchange on the western border of the commune. The D45 road also goes from the village south to La Chignolle as well as the D113 fromMontignac-Charente in the west toCherves in the east.[4][5]
Anais is 5 km north ofAngoulême airport. The nearest train station is that at Angoulême.
The town has two large hamlets or villages as big as Anais town:Le Breuil d'Anais located to the south-east, andChuret to the south on the old national highway 10 nearLa Chignolle inChampniers commune.
To the west of the town the area ofLa Touche has developed due to the interchange on the N10. The commune also has many small hamlets and farms:La Claviere, Puymenier, les Nomblières, Puyfrançais, les Rivauds, Romefort, la Poutardière, etc.[5]
The soil of the town is made up of limestone dating from theLate Jurassic (Kimmeridgian). The Argence Valley has alluvium from theQuaternary (grittyclay andPeat).[6][7][8]
The relief of the commune is that of a plateau with an average altitude of 100 m traversed from north to south by a small valley - the Argence Valley - which is aDry valley starting from Argence and descending to Anais. The highest point in the commune is at an altitude of 139 m and is located on the western boundary at theVieille Touche (thePuy Delan). The lowest point is at 60 m located along the southerly limit of the Argence at Churet. The town is 80 m above sea level.[5]
The commune is traversed by the Argence, a tributary of the right bank of theCharente atBalzac. The Argence is formed from two small tributaries: theRuisseau du Moulin des Rivauds which rises in the east andl'Étang which has its source in the north with the river Argence taking its name downstream of the town. TheFountaine de Maillou at the southern border near Churet also feeds the Argence.[5]
As in the southern three-quarters and west of the department, the climate isoceanic Aquitaine.
Anais is derived from the LatinAnnacum orVilla Anni, meaning that the village was built around the property of a rich Gallo-Roman namedAnnus.[9]
The hamlet of Breuil d'Anais takes its name from the Low Latinbrogilum which is of Gallic origin frombrogilos, meaning "small wood".[10]
Aerial archaeology has revealed the moat and the foundations of a medieval castle.[11]
From 1793 to 1801 Anais was in the canton of Jandes then passed to the Canton ofSaint-Amant-de-Boixe.[12][Note 1]
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List of Successive Mayors[13]
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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| 1977 | 2014 | Jacky Bertrand | UMP | Professor |
| 2014 | 2026 | Éric Giraud-Bernard |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 374 | — |
| 1975 | 420 | +1.67% |
| 1982 | 439 | +0.63% |
| 1990 | 446 | +0.20% |
| 1999 | 466 | +0.49% |
| 2007 | 539 | +1.84% |
| 2012 | 595 | +2.00% |
| 2017 | 581 | −0.48% |
| Source: INSEE[14] | ||
Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Anais and Charente Department in 2017
| Anais | Charente | |||
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| Age Range | Men | Women | Men | Women |
| 0 to 14 Years | 20.3 | 18.3 | 16.7 | 14.8 |
| 15 to 29 Years | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 13.8 |
| 30 to 44 Years | 18.3 | 19.1 | 17.1 | 16.3 |
| 45 to 59 Years | 24.8 | 21.6 | 21.1 | 20.8 |
| 60 to 74 Years | 16.2 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 19.8 |
| 75 to 89 Years | 4.8 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 12.0 |
| 90 Years+ | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
Throughout the twentieth century, Anais had a high level of stability in its population but the population has increased significantly since the 1970s.
The main area of activity in Anais is atLa Touche along the N10 where there is an Intermarché base (with 100-249 employees), trucks, a hotel restaurant, and various companies such as: Aluplast, AMS, Crousti'charente, Inomould, industrial boilermaker Guerin, SOMC and some Wholesalers, materials, tyres, and petroleum products.
In the town is a bakery with another in La Touche where there is a bakery company.
There are trade enterprises such as masonry, a general construction company, a farm, and a garage.
The school is an RPI between Anais,Aussac-Vadalle, andTourriers. Anais has a kindergarten and a primary school while Aussac-Vadalle and Tourriers have elementary schools.[16]
Places adjacent to Anais, Charente | |
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