Anais, Charente-Maritime

Anais (French pronunciation: [anɛ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.

Anais
The church in Anais
The church in Anais
Location of Anais
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Anais is located in France
Anais
Anais
Anais is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Anais
Anais
Coordinates: 46°11′16″N 0°54′26″W / 46.1878°N 0.9072°W / 46.1878; -0.9072
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementRochefort
CantonLa Jarrie
IntercommunalityAunis Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Hervé Gaildrat[1]
Area
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9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
316
 • Density33/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17007 /17540
Elevation3–29 m (9.8–95.1 ft)
(avg. 16 m or 52 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Anais is located some 15 km east of La Rochelle and 5 km south by south-east of Nuaille-d'Aunis. It can be accessed by the D107 road from Dompierre-sur-Mer in the west passing through the centre of the commune south of the village and continuing to Bouhet. The D113 road also comes from Virson in the south passing through the southern part of the commune and continuing north-east to Le Gué-d'Alleré. Access to the village in the north of the commune is only by small country roads running off the D107 and the D113. Apart from the small village of Anais there is also a larger village called Les Grandes-Rivieres located on the D113 road.

The Curé stream forms the eastern boundary of the commune and the Virson forms the northern part of the western boundary and they both meet at a place called le Gouffre (the Pit) which is the start of the Canal du Curé on the municipal boundary of the neighbouring commune of Angliers.[3]

The small village of Anais is built on a low limestone hill, at an altitude of about 13 metres, and it is surrounded by numerous marshes, being located in the southern part of the Marais Poitevin which belongs geographically and historically the plain of Aunis.

It is in this part of the Marais Poitevin that the course of the Curé enters the vast marshy bowl after leaving the last calcareous soils of Aunis in the neighbouring commune of Bouhet.

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name Party Position
2001 2014 Gérard Grelier SE Retired
2014 2020 Bruno Gautronneau DVG
2020 2026 Hervé Gaildrat

Population

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Anaisiens or Anaisiennes in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 197—    
1975 195−0.15%
1982 211+1.13%
1990 231+1.14%
1999 210−1.05%
2007 284+3.85%
2012 326+2.80%
2017 320−0.37%
Source: INSEE[6]

Distribution of Age Groups

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The population of the commune is younger than the departmental average.

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Anais and Charente-Maritime Department in 2017

Anais Charente-Maritime
Age Range Men Women Men Women
0 to 14 Years 16.8 19.7 16.3 14.3
15 to 29 Years 13.0 13.2 15.4 13.1
30 to 44 Years 16.8 22.4 16.7 16.1
45 to 59 Years 29.8 23.0 20.2 19.9
60 to 74 Years 17.4 17.8 21.1 22.0
75 to 89 Years 6.2 3.9 9.4 12.3
90 Years+ 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.4

Source: INSEE[6][7]

Sites and Monuments

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  • The Church of Saint Peter from the 10th century.

Transport

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Nearest Railway Stations and Halts

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Nearest Airport and aerodromes

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  • La Rochelle (Laleu) 22.1 km
  • Rochefort-Saint-Agnant 33.8 km
  • Niort-Souché 41.4 km

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 17 - Charente-Maritime, habitants.fr
  6. ^ a b Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Anais (17007)
  7. ^ Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de la Charente-Maritime (17)
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