Chervettes (French pronunciation: [ʃɛʁvɛt]) is a former commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the new commune of La Devise.[2]
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Part of La Devise | |
Location of Chervettes  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°03′08″N 0°42′24″W / 46.0522°N 0.7067°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Commune | La Devise |
| Area 1 | 3.98 km2 (1.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 182 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 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. | |
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 84 | — |
| 1968 | 121 | +44.0% |
| 1975 | 105 | −13.2% |
| 1982 | 103 | −1.9% |
| 1990 | 95 | −7.8% |
| 1999 | 124 | +30.5% |
| 2008 | 128 | +3.2% |
Geography edit
The commune was located near Surgères, Rochefort, and Saint-Jean-d'Angély.
Neighboring communes edit
History edit
An old viticultural commune, Chervettes was 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.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 29 September 2017 (in French)
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