Annepont | |
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 Location of Annepont | |
  Annepont  Annepont | |
| Coordinates:45°50′38″N0°36′49″W / 45.844°N 0.6136°W /45.844; -0.6136 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Intercommunality | Vals de Saintonge Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Francis Boizumault[1] |
Area 1 | 8.81 km2 (3.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 399 |
| • Density | 45.3/km2 (117/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17011 /17350 |
| Elevation | 3–62 m (9.8–203.4 ft) (avg. 14 m or 46 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Annepont (French pronunciation:[anpɔ̃]) is acommune in theCharente-Maritimedepartment in theNouvelle-Aquitaineregion of southwesternFrance.
Annepont is located some 15 km south-west ofSaint-Jean-d'Angely and 13 km north ofSaintes. TheA10 autoroute (E5) passes through the west of the commune but has no exit in or near the commune. Access to the commune is by the D127 fromTaillebourg to the south-west passing through the village and continuing north toMazeray. The D230 road also goes east from the village to Juico. The D231 also passes through the south of the commune forming part of the southern border and continues toÉcoyeux to the south-east. The commune has extensive forests in the east covering some 40% of the land area with the rest of the commune farmland.
TheRuisseau de la Blanchardiere rises in the east of the commune and flows west joining with numerous other streams.[3]
Toponymists do not mention an old form for this place name so that the etymology of Annepont remains hypothetical.Albert Dauzat saw a compound of the elementsAnna, a Germanic personal name, followed by the Gallo-RomanPonte (from the Latinpons) meaning "bridge".[4]
Ernest Nègre agreed on the nature of the second element-pont but interpreted the first in a radically different way: it is possibly the local termasne meaning "humpbacked" - i.e. "humpbacked bridge".[5]
N.B.: There is a Germanic personal nameAnna which is unrelated to the Hebrew personal nameHanna(h) (givingAnna thenAnne). This anthroponym is an hypocoristic Germanic anthroponym beginning with the elementArn-. The finala rather indicates aSaxon origin. This hypothesis is supported by the existence of a number of place names in the region (notably in-ville) so the first element could be a Saxon anthroponym. In addition, archaeological excavations confirm the presence of Saxons in the region. This far south a compound structure is expected rather than the Romanesque*Pontanne but Annepont is more reminiscent of a toponymic type of northern France marked by Germanic influence and made from a Germanic anthroponym as forRadepont,Senarpont, Hubertpont,Carlepont, etc. The solution advocated by Ernest Nègre, if possible phonetically, is even more hypothetical inasmuch as an ancient form of the type*Asnepont is required.[original research?]
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List of Successive Mayors[6]
| From | To | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2026 | Francis Boizumault | DVD |
The inhabitants of the commune are known asAnnepontois orAnnepontoises in French.[7][8]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 184 | — |
| 1975 | 177 | −0.55% |
| 1982 | 220 | +3.16% |
| 1990 | 208 | −0.70% |
| 1999 | 267 | +2.81% |
| 2007 | 292 | +1.13% |
| 2012 | 357 | +4.10% |
| 2017 | 377 | +1.10% |
| Source: INSEE[9] | ||
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The population of the commune is younger than the departmental average.
Percentage distribution of age groups in Annepont and Charente-Maritime Department in 2017
| Annepont | Charente-Maritime | |||
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| Age Range | Men | Women | Men | Women |
| 0 to 14 Years | 20.6 | 20.5 | 16.3 | 14.3 |
| 15 to 29 Years | 9.0 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 13.1 |
| 30 to 44 Years | 22.1 | 20.5 | 16.7 | 16.1 |
| 45 to 59 Years | 23.1 | 19.5 | 20.2 | 19.9 |
| 60 to 74 Years | 19.1 | 26.2 | 21.1 | 22.0 |
| 75 to 89 Years | 6.0 | 3.6 | 9.4 | 12.3 |
| 90 Years+ | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
, located in the Annepont countryside, is registered as an historical monument.[11]_%25C3%2589glise_Saint-Andr%25C3%25A9_PA00104592_chevet.JPG)
is registered as an historical monument.[12] TheRomanesque church is located on a promontory and distinguished by a gate without atympanum surrounded by Corinthiancapitals and its ornamentedchevet beautifully executed. Old houses surrounding the building give a special character to the whole.
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