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{{Infobox French commune
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Archiac
|name = Archiac
|commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image = Archiac1.JPG
|image = Archiac1.JPG
|caption = Archiac Town Centre
|caption = Archiac Town Centre
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Archiac 17.svg
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Archiac 17.svg
|region = Poitou-Charentes
|department = Charente-Maritime
|arrondissement = Jonzac
|arrondissement = Jonzac
|canton = Jonzac
|canton = Jonzac
|INSEE = 17016
|INSEE = 17016
|postal code = 17520
|postal code = 17520
|mayor = Suzy Cosson-Descubes<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=16 April 2024|language=fr}}</ref>
|mayor = Didier Braud
|term = 2014&ndash;2020
|term = 2023&ndash;2026
|intercommunality = Haute-Saintonge
|intercommunality = Haute-Saintonge
|longitude = -0.3056
|coordinates = {{coord|45.5225|-0.3056|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|latitude = 45.5225
|elevation m = 111
|elevation m = 111
|elevation min m = 48
|elevation min m = 48
|elevation max m = 116
|elevation max m = 116
|area km2 = 4.48
|area km2 = 4.48
|population = 812
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = 2009
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
}}


'''Archiac''' is a French [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Charente-Maritime]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Poitou-Charentes]] [[Regions of France|region]] of southwestern [[France]].
'''Archiac''' ({{IPA|fr|aʁʃjak}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Charente-Maritime]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] [[Regions of France|region]] of southwestern [[France]].

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Archiacais'' or ''Archiacaises''<ref>[http://www.habitants.fr/habitants_departement_charente-maritime_17.html Inhabitants of Charente-Maritime] {{Fr icon}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
Archiac is located in the south of the department of Charente-Maritime in the former province of Saintonge some 20&nbsp;km south of [[Cognac, France|Cognac]] and 15&nbsp;km north-west of [[Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire|Saint-Hilaire]]. The village is located at the intersection of two main highways: the D699 from [[Arthenac]] in the south-west to [[Ambleville, Charente|Ambleville]] in the north-east; and the D731 from [[Cierzac]] in the north-west which continues south-east from the village. The north-eastern border of the commune is also the border between Charente-Maritime and [[Charente]] departments. Other access roads include the D149 which is a short-cut connection between the D699 and the D733 west of the village and the D152 which goes south from the village to [[Saint-Maigrin]]. There are also the hamlets of La Grue and Saint-Pierre north-east of the village. Apart from some wooded areas near the village the commune is entirely farmland.<ref name=Google>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Archiac/@45.5201124,-0.289931,6463m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x48006753a03b014d:0xa9fa3cf535bd7427?hl=en Google Maps]</ref>
Archiac is located in the south of the department of Charente Maritime in the historic region of Saintonge some 20&nbsp;km south of [[Cognac, France|Cognac]], 15&nbsp;km north-west of [[Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire]] and 15&nbsp;km north-east of [[Jonzac]]. The village has the status of a town and is located at the intersection of two main highways: the D699 from [[Arthenac]] in the south-west to [[Ambleville, Charente|Ambleville]] in the north-east; and the D731 from [[Cierzac]] in the north-west which continues south-east from the village. The north-eastern border of the commune is also the border between Charente-Maritime and [[Charente]] departments. Other access roads include the D149 which is a short-cut connection between the D699 and the D733 west of the village and the D152 which goes south from the village to [[Saint-Maigrin]]. There are also the hamlets of La Grue and Saint-Pierre north-east of the village. Apart from some wooded areas near the village the commune is entirely farmland.<ref name=Google>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Archiac/@45.5201124,-0.289931,6463m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x48006753a03b014d:0xa9fa3cf535bd7427?hl=en Google Maps]</ref>


===Neighbouring communes and villages<ref name=Google/>===
===Neighbouring communes and villages===
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==History==
==History==
[[File:Archiac - Remnants of Destroyed Castle.JPG|thumb|upright|left|Remains of the castle]]
*In the reign of [[Charlemagne]] Archiac was the seat of a [[viguerie]]. [ref. needed]
*In the reign of [[Charlemagne]] Archiac was the seat of a [[viguerie]].{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}
*Upon the removal of Emma, the wife of the lord of [[Cognac, France|Cognac]], by the lord of [[Barbezieux]] in the 11th century, the Lord of Archiac gave them asylum: the castle was attacked, taken, and burnt.<ref name="Cognac 1882">''History of Cognac, Jarnac and Segonzac'', Father Cousin, 1882, reprinted 2007, ISBN 2.84618.496.8 {{Fr icon}}</ref>
*Upon the removal of Emma, the wife of the lord of [[Cognac, France|Cognac]], by the lord of [[Barbezieux]] in the 11th century, the Lord of Archiac gave them asylum: the castle was attacked, taken, and burnt.<ref name="Cognac 1882">''History of Cognac, Jarnac and Segonzac'', Father Cousin, 1882, reprinted 2007, {{ISBN|2-84618-496-8}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*In 1219 the Lord of Archiac was Guillaume d'Archiac. During the [[Hundred Years War]] the castle was taken and retaken then became a den of Anglo-Gascon thieves before being taken and demolished.
*In 1219 the Lord of Archiac was Guillaume d'Archiac. During the [[Hundred Years War]] the castle was taken and retaken then became a den of Anglo-Gascon thieves before being taken and demolished.
*In 1609 the Barony of Archiac was raised to a marquisate.
*In 1609 the Barony of Archiac was raised to a marquisate.
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==Administration==
==Administration==
{{incomplete list|date=April 2021}}
'''List of Successive Mayors'''<ref>[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=27235 List of Mayors of France]</ref>
'''List of successive mayors'''<ref>[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=27235 List of Mayors of France]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! From !! To !! Name !! Party !! Position
! From !! To !! Name !! Party
|-
|-
| 1989 || 1995 || Jacques Dusaud || ||
| 1989 || 1995 || Jacques Dusaud ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || 2008 || François Robin || [[Miscellaneous left|DVD]] ||
| 1995 || 2008 || François Robin || [[Miscellaneous left|DVD]]
|-
|-
| 2008 || 2014 || Carole Blanchard || ||
| 2008 || 2014 || Carole Blanchard ||
|-
|-
| 2014 || 2020 || Didier Braud || ||
| 2014 || 2020 || Didier Braud ||
|-
| 2020 || 2023 || Maurice Gonzalez ||
|-
| 2023 || 2026 || Suzy Cosson-Descubes ||
|}
|}
(Not all data is known)


==Demography==
==Demography==
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Archiacais'' or ''Archiacaises'' in French.<ref>[https://www.habitants.fr/charente-maritime-17 Le nom des habitants du 17 - Charente-Maritime], habitants.fr</ref> Arthenac was part of the Archiac commune until they were separated in 1831;<ref name=ehess/> the population data given in the table and graph below for 1821 and earlier include the commune of Arthenac.
In 2009 the commune had 812 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.<ref group=Note>At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by [http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000593100%26fastPos=1%26fastReqId=2036940488%26categorieLien=cid%26oldAction=rechTexte&title=loi%20no%C2%A02002-276%20du%2027%20f%C3%A9vrier%202002 Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002], the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force in 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.</ref>
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{{Table Population Town}}


{{Historical populations
Arthenac was part of the Archiac commune until they were separated in 1831.<ref>[http://cassini.ehess.fr/cassini/fr/html/fiche.php?select_resultat=1102 Communal Notice Ldh/EHESS/Casini]</ref>
| align = none
| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|1102|Archiac}}</ref> and INSEE<ref name=evol2017/>
|1793 |1427
|1800 |1533
|1806 |1558
|1821 |1691
|1831 |925
|1836 |965
|1841 |1002
|1846 |1066
|1851 |1124
|1856 |1148
|1861 |1263
|1866 |1227
|1872 |1172
|1876 |1178
|1881 |1110
|1886 |1097
|1891 |974
|1896 |927
|1901 |855
|1906 |874
|1911 |802
|1921 |728
|1926 |805
|1931 |793
|1936 |779
|1946 |750
|1954 |737
|1962 |813
|1968 |856
|1975 |890
|1982 |868
|1990 |837
|1999 |864
|2007 |814
|2012 |797
|2017 |772
}}


===Distribution of age groups===
[[File:Population - Municipality code 17016.svg|frame|center|'''Population of Archiac''']]
The population of the town is older than the departmental average.


'''Percentage distribution of age groups in Archiac and Charente-Maritime Department in 2017'''
===Distribution of Age Groups===
The population of the town is relatively old. The ratio of persons above the age of 60 years (32.4%) is higher than the national average (21.6%) and the departmental average (28.1%). As for the national and departmental levels, the female population of the commune is higher than the male population. The ratio (53.2%) is higher than the national ratio (51.6%).

'''Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Archiac and Charente-Maritime Department in 2009'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! !! '''Archiac''' !! '''Archiac''' !! '''Charente-M''' !! '''Charente-M'''
! !! colspan=2 | '''Archiac''' !! colspan=2 | '''Charente-Maritime'''
|-
|-
! '''Age Range''' !! '''Men''' !! '''Women''' !! '''Men''' !! '''Women'''
! '''Age Range''' !! '''Men''' !! '''Women''' !! '''Men''' !! '''Women'''
|-
|-
| 0 to 14 Years || 15.8 || 14.4 || 17.2 || 15.1
| 0 to 14 Years || 17.0 || 14.0 || 16.3 || 14.3
|-
|-
| 15 to 29 Years || 15.5 || 16.0 || 16.5 || 14.4
| 15 to 29 Years || 12.8 || 12.3 || 15.4 || 13.1
|-
|-
| 30 to 44 Years || 17.4 || 16.0 || 18.7 || 17.9
| 30 to 44 Years || 16.4 || 12.8 || 16.7 || 16.1
|-
|-
| 45 to 59 Years || 20.8 || 19.7 || 21.0 || 20.8
| 45 to 59 Years || 19.2 || 18.0 || 20.2 || 19.9
|-
|-
| 60 to 74 Years || 16.8 || 13.9 || 17.2 || 17.8
| 60 to 74 Years || 21.7 || 20.8 || 21.1 || 22.0
|-
|-
| 75 to 89 Years || 12.9 || 16.4 || 9.0 || 12.4
| 75 to 89 Years || 11.0 || 15.6 || 9.4 || 12.3
|-
|-
| 90 Years+ || 0.8 || 3.7 || 0.5 || 1.5
| 90 Years+ || 1.8 || 6.6 || 1.0 || 2.4
|}
|}
Source: [[Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques|INSEE]]<ref name=evol2017>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-17016 Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Archiac (17016)]</ref><ref>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=DEP-17 Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de la Charente-Maritime (17)]</ref>
Sources:
*[http://www.statistiques-locales.insee.fr/FICHES/DL/DEP/17/COM/DL_COM17016.pdf Evolution and Structure of the population of the Commune in 2009], [[INSEE]].
*[http://www.statistiques-locales.insee.fr/FICHES/DL/DEP/DL_DEP17.pdf Evolution and Structure of the population of the Department in 2009], [[INSEE]].


==Sites and Monuments==
==Sites and monuments==
[[File:Archiac2.JPG|thumb|General view of the church of Saint-Pierre]]
[[File:Archiac2.JPG|thumb|General view of the church of Saint-Pierre]]
*The '''Parish Church of Saint-Pierre''' has a fragment of a Statue from the [[Middle Ages]] depicting a mitred head{{Palissy Icon}} which is registered as an historical object.<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM17000628|PM17000628 Statue: Head}} {{Fr icon}}{{Camera}}</ref>
*The Parish Church of Saint-Pierre has a fragment of a statue from the [[Middle Ages]] depicting a mitred head {{Palissy Icon}} which is registered as an historical object.<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM17000628|PM17000628 Statue: Head}} {{in lang|fr}}{{Camera}}</ref>
*A '''[[Dolmen]]''' near Lavaure. [ref. needed]
*A [[dolmen]] near Lavaure{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}
*A '''Chateau''' from the 9th century, repaired in the 11th century but now disappeared. It included the chapels of Our Lady and Saint-Martin. [ref. needed]
*A chateau from the 9th century, repaired in the 11th century but now disappeared. It included the chapels of Our Lady and Saint-Martin.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}
*The '''House of the Vine and Fragrances'''<ref>[http://www.haute-saintonge.net/cdchs/La-Maison-de-la-Vigne-et-des The House of the Vine and Fragrances website] {{Fr icon}}</ref>
*The House of the Vine and Fragrances<ref>[http://www.haute-saintonge.net/cdchs/La-Maison-de-la-Vigne-et-des The House of the Vine and Fragrances website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071525/http://www.haute-saintonge.net/cdchs/La-Maison-de-la-Vigne-et-des |date=2014-04-07 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>


==Notable People linked to the commune==
==Notable people linked to the commune==
* [[Cardinal]] '''Simon d'Archiac''' (14th century) was born in Archiac.
* [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] '''Simon d'Archiac''' (14th century), born in Archiac


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Communes of the Charente department]]
*[[Communes of the Charente-Maritime department]]


==References==
===External links===
{{Reflist|2}}
*[http://wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087%26CommuneId=20182 Archiac on the National Geographic Institute website] {{Fr icon}}

*[http://www.lion1906.com/departements/charente-maritime/archiac-.php Archiac on Lion1906]
==External links==
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Archiac,+France/@45.521407,-0.301792,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x48006753a03b014d:0xa9fa3cf535bd7427 Archiac on Google Maps]
*[http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=-0.3056,45.5225&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Archiac on Géoportail], [[Institut géographique national|National Geographic Institute]] (IGN) website {{Fr icon}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080408053122/http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=20182 Archiac on the National Geographic Institute website] {{in lang|fr}}
*[http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=-0.3056,45.5225&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Archiac on Géoportail], [[Institut géographique national|National Geographic Institute]] (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}
*[http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=45.5225&lon=-0.3056&zoom=13 ''Archiac'' on the 1750 Cassini Map]
*[http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=45.5225&lon=-0.3056&zoom=13 ''Archiac'' on the 1750 Cassini Map]
*[http://www.insee.fr/fr/themes/tableau_local.asp?ref_id=POP&millesime=2010&typgeo=COM&codgeo=17016 Archiac on the INSEE website] {{Fr icon}}
*[http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] {{Fr icon}}


{{Commons category|Archiac}}
==Notes and references==
{{Charente-Maritime communes}}


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===Notes===
<references group="Note"/>

===References===
{{Reflist|2}}

{{commons category}}
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[[Category:Communes of Charente-Maritime]]
[[Category:Communes of Charente-Maritime]]

Latest revision as of 13:00, 22 August 2024

Archiac
Commune
Archiac Town Centre
Archiac Town Centre
Coat of arms of Archiac
Coat of arms
Location of Archiac
Map
Archiac is located in France
Archiac
Archiac
Archiac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Archiac
Archiac
Coordinates: 45°31′21″N 0°18′20″W / 45.5225°N 0.3056°W / 45.5225; -0.3056
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementJonzac
CantonJonzac
IntercommunalityHaute-Saintonge
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Suzy Cosson-Descubes[1]
Area
1
4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
771
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17016 /17520
Elevation48–116 m (157–381 ft)
(avg. 111 m or 364 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

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Archiac is located in the south of the department of Charente Maritime in the historic region of Saintonge some 20 km south of Cognac, 15 km north-west of Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire and 15 km north-east of Jonzac. The village has the status of a town and is located at the intersection of two main highways: the D699 from Arthenac in the south-west to Ambleville in the north-east; and the D731 from Cierzac in the north-west which continues south-east from the village. The north-eastern border of the commune is also the border between Charente-Maritime and Charente departments. Other access roads include the D149 which is a short-cut connection between the D699 and the D733 west of the village and the D152 which goes south from the village to Saint-Maigrin. There are also the hamlets of La Grue and Saint-Pierre north-east of the village. Apart from some wooded areas near the village the commune is entirely farmland.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

[edit]

[3]

History

[edit]
Remains of the castle
  • In the reign of Charlemagne Archiac was the seat of a viguerie.[citation needed]
  • Upon the removal of Emma, the wife of the lord of Cognac, by the lord of Barbezieux in the 11th century, the Lord of Archiac gave them asylum: the castle was attacked, taken, and burnt.[4]
  • In 1219 the Lord of Archiac was Guillaume d'Archiac. During the Hundred Years War the castle was taken and retaken then became a den of Anglo-Gascon thieves before being taken and demolished.
  • In 1609 the Barony of Archiac was raised to a marquisate.
  • It was forbidden for the Protestant ministers Jacques Fountaines and Jean Hoummeau to preach and the temple was demolished in 1673.[4]

Heraldry

[edit]
Arms of Archiac
Arms of Archiac
 Blazon:

Gules, two pales vairé, in chief Or.



Administration

[edit]

List of successive mayors[5]

From To Name Party
1989 1995 Jacques Dusaud
1995 2008 François Robin DVD
2008 2014 Carole Blanchard
2014 2020 Didier Braud
2020 2023 Maurice Gonzalez
2023 2026 Suzy Cosson-Descubes

Demography

[edit]

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Archiacais or Archiacaises in French.[6] Arthenac was part of the Archiac commune until they were separated in 1831;[7] the population data given in the table and graph below for 1821 and earlier include the commune of Arthenac.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,427—    
1800 1,533+1.03%
1806 1,558+0.27%
1821 1,691+0.55%
1831 925−5.85%
1836 965+0.85%
1841 1,002+0.76%
1846 1,066+1.25%
1851 1,124+1.07%
1856 1,148+0.42%
1861 1,263+1.93%
1866 1,227−0.58%
1872 1,172−0.76%
1876 1,178+0.13%
1881 1,110−1.18%
1886 1,097−0.24%
1891 974−2.35%
1896 927−0.98%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 855−1.60%
1906 874+0.44%
1911 802−1.70%
1921 728−0.96%
1926 805+2.03%
1931 793−0.30%
1936 779−0.36%
1946 750−0.38%
1954 737−0.22%
1962 813+1.23%
1968 856+0.86%
1975 890+0.56%
1982 868−0.36%
1990 837−0.45%
1999 864+0.35%
2007 814−0.74%
2012 797−0.42%
2017 772−0.64%
Source: EHESS[7] and INSEE[8]

Distribution of age groups

[edit]

The population of the town is older than the departmental average.

Percentage distribution of age groups in Archiac and Charente-Maritime Department in 2017

Archiac Charente-Maritime
Age Range Men Women Men Women
0 to 14 Years 17.0 14.0 16.3 14.3
15 to 29 Years 12.8 12.3 15.4 13.1
30 to 44 Years 16.4 12.8 16.7 16.1
45 to 59 Years 19.2 18.0 20.2 19.9
60 to 74 Years 21.7 20.8 21.1 22.0
75 to 89 Years 11.0 15.6 9.4 12.3
90 Years+ 1.8 6.6 1.0 2.4

Source: INSEE[8][9]

Sites and monuments

[edit]
General view of the church of Saint-Pierre
  • The Parish Church of Saint-Pierre has a fragment of a statue from the Middle Ages depicting a mitred head which is registered as an historical object.[10]
  • A dolmen near Lavaure[citation needed]
  • A chateau from the 9th century, repaired in the 11th century but now disappeared. It included the chapels of Our Lady and Saint-Martin.[citation needed]
  • The House of the Vine and Fragrances[11]

Notable people linked to the commune

[edit]
  • Cardinal Simon d'Archiac (14th century), born in Archiac

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Google Maps
  4. ^ a b History of Cognac, Jarnac and Segonzac, Father Cousin, 1882, reprinted 2007, ISBN 2-84618-496-8 (in French)
  5. ^ List of Mayors of France
  6. ^ Le nom des habitants du 17 - Charente-Maritime, habitants.fr
  7. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Archiac, EHESS (in French).
  8. ^ a b Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Archiac (17016)
  9. ^ Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de la Charente-Maritime (17)
  10. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM17000628 Statue: Head (in French)
  11. ^ The House of the Vine and Fragrances website Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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