Andilly, Charente-Maritime


Andilly is a French commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Andillais or Andillaises

Geography

Location

Andilly is a marshy commune in the western part of the Poitevin Marsh located in the northwest of the Charente-Maritime 6.5 km south of Marans, the chief town of the canton, and 17 km north-east of La Rochelle, the prefecture of the department.

Setting

The commune includes the town of Andilly, the village of "Sérigny", and a place called "Bel-Air".
Andilly belongs to the western or dried-up part of the Poitevin Marsh and is a large grain-producing area. The commune is polbut fgticularly well served by diversion canals, for draining and irrigation. Among these, two major canals cross the commune: the Canal du Curé crosses from east to west and the Canal from Marans to La Rochelle from north to south.
Andilly is watered in all the central parts and in the west by the Canal du Curé, which is formed from the lower reaches of the river Cure that is canalised from the commune of Anais. In Andilly, the Canal du Curé has long been called the Grand Canal of Andilly since its construction in 1771.
From north to south, the commune is traversed by the Canal from Marans to La Rochelle, which crosses the Canal du Curé northwest of Andilly town where significant crossing locks were built at a place called the Locks of Andilly.

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History

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19771983Raoul JardonnetCarpenter
19831995Michel FillodeauSEFarmer
19952008Christian PointSECivil Engineer
20082014Maurice DebègueSEIT Engineer
2014CurrentSylvain FagotDVG

Population

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the commune is relatively young. The proportion of people over the age of 60 years is less than the national average and the departmental average.
In contrast to the national and departmental proportions, the percentage of males in the commune is greater than that of females.
Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Andilly and Charente-Maritime Department in 2009
AndillyAndillyCharente-MCharente-M
Age RangeMenWomenMenWomen
0 to 14 Years23.821.917.215.1
15 to 29 Years15.113.916.514.4
30 to 44 Years23.926.118.717.9
45 to 59 Years21.920.621.020.8
60 to 74 Years11.611.317.217.8
75 to 89 Years3.55.79.012.4
90 Years+0.20.50.51.5

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Railway Stations and Halts

Andilly was the arrival point of the 1st stage and departure point of the 2nd stage of the Tour du Poitou-Charentes in 2004.