Coordinates: 45°52′47″N 0°30′08″E / 45.8797°N 0.5022°E / 45.8797; 0.5022

Nieuil

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Nieuil
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
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Nieuil is located in France
Nieuil
Nieuil
Nieuil is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nieuil
Nieuil
Coordinates: 45°52′47″N 0°30′08″E / 45.8797°N 0.5022°E / 45.8797; 0.5022
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementConfolens
CantonCharente-Bonnieure
IntercommunalityCharente Limousine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Sellier[1]
Area
1
23.90 km2 (9.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
903
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16245 /16270
Elevation128–218 m (420–715 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nieuil (French pronunciation: [njœj]; Occitan: Nuelh) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

History

Novioialos was a Gaulish site established next to a pagan fountain, and was Christianized under the patronage of Saint-Vivien.

In the eleventh century, the area and the Church belonged to the Viscounts of Rochechouart that created the benedictine Abbaye Saint-Pierre d'Uzerche, the forest was then cleared by the monks of the Priory of Sainte Marie-Madeleine de I'Espinassouze.

All that remains is the apse of the Church, a wall of the chapel of I' Espinassouze and the foundations of the mill.

The Châtellenie of Nieuil passed successively through the noble families Raja, Jaubert, Green Saint, - Marsault – (builders of the first castle) and Perry Fief of the barony of Champagne Mouton, it remained an enclave of Poitou until the French Revolution.

In the sixteenth century a discovery of iron ore in the forest led to the creation of a forge. The owner, Louis Lavergne Champlaurier was guillotined in 1794, with his wife Victoire.

Nearby towns

Saint-Claud 3.2 km
Suaux 3.3 km
Roumazières-Loubert 6.5 km
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 7.2 km

Transport

Rail

Nieuil had a railway station on the line from Ruffec to Roumazières-Loubert, which was closed in 1954. The nearest stations are in Roumazières-Loubert and Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure, on the line from Angoulême to Limoges.

Air

The closest airport to Nieuil is Angoulême – Brie – Champniers Airport (27 km) however it does not have scheduled flights since 2016. Slightly further afield is Limoges – Bellegarde Airport which runs scheduled flights to Lyon and the United Kingdom.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,021—    
1975 941−1.16%
1982 931−0.15%
1990 954+0.31%
1999 907−0.56%
2009 922+0.16%
2014 924+0.04%
2020 918−0.11%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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