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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Lozay
Commune
The church and surroundings in LozayThe church and surroundings in Lozay
Location of Lozay
Lozay is located in FranceLozayLozayShow map of FranceLozay is located in Nouvelle-AquitaineLozayLozayShow map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°02′32″N 0°32′46″W / 46.0422°N 0.5461°W / 46.0422; -0.5461
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementSaint-Jean-d'Angély
CantonSaint-Jean-d'Angély
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Charpentier
Area11.85 km (4.58 sq mi)
Population144
 • Density12/km (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code17213 /17330
Elevation31–106 m (102–348 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lozay (French pronunciation: [lɔzɛ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962237—    
1968270+13.9%
1975223−17.4%
1982192−13.9%
1990170−11.5%
1999184+8.2%
2008158−14.1%

Sights

  • Saint Peter's is a 12th-century fortified church which was classed as a Monument Historique (Historic Monument) in 1953. A high altar and tabernacle with a candle holder consisting of two figures in gilded wood adorns the interior. This has been protected since November 30, 1984.
  • A washhouse and fountain are located below the village, in Puy Bardon.
  • The Essouvert wood is located 1.5 km south-east of the village.
  • A replica of the lantern of the dead of Fenioux was built on the rest area from the A10 Paris-Bordeaux highway in 1994.

See also

References

  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. L'architecture gothique en Saintonge et en Aunis, Yves Blomme, éditions Bordessoules, ISBN 2-903504-33-4
  4. Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Pierre, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  5. Base Palissy: Autel, tabernacle (maître-autel), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

External links

  • Media related to Lozay at Wikimedia Commons
Charente-Maritime Communes of the Charente-Maritime department


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