Allas-Bocage

Allas-Bocage
Commune
The road into Allas-Bocage
Location of Allas-Bocage
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Coordinates: 45°23′02″N0°29′31″W / 45.38389°N 0.49194°W / 45.38389; -0.49194
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Jonzac
Intercommunality	Haute Saintonge
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Brossard [1]
Area 1	10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	197
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17005 /17150
Elevation	39–108 m (128–354 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Allas-Bocage is a commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

Geography

Allas-Bocage is located some 5 km north-east of Mirambeau and 40 km south by south-west of Cognac. It can be accessed by the minor D151 road running off the D730 in the south-west and continuing north-east through the commune to the village then north to Jonzac. The D153 road also goes from Nieul-le-Virouil in the north-west through the commune north of the village and continues to join the D19 highway in the east. The D50 road from Nieul-le-Virouil also passes through the western part of the commune going south to Soubran. There are three hamlets in the commune apart from the village: Le Pain, Le Maine-Neuf, and Berceleu. The commune is mostly farmland with forests along the eastern border. ^[3]

The Tarnac river forms the western border of the commune and an unnamed stream forms much of the southern border of the commune flowing west to join the Ruisseau de Fanioux to form the Tarnac river. The Etang d'Allas is an elongated lake which forms the north-eastern border of the commune and the stream that flows out of the lake forms the northern border before joining the Maine in the north. ^[3]

Administration

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors ^[4]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2014	Paul Viel	DVG	Retired
2014	2026	Bernard Brossard	DVG

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Allasiens or Allasiennes in French. ^[5]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	186	—
1975	189	+0.23%
1982	173	−1.26%
1990	163	−0.74%
1999	150	−0.92%
2007	186	+2.73%
2012	211	+2.55%
2017	195	−1.56%
Source: INSEE [6]

Allas-Bocage War Memorial

Algerian War Memorial

Distribution of Age Groups

The Community Hall

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

	Allas-Bocage		Charente-Maritime
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	14.6	11.0	16.3	14.3
15 to 29 Years	11.5	19.0	15.4	13.1
30 to 44 Years	16.7	20.0	16.7	16.1
45 to 59 Years	25.0	20.0	20.2	19.9
60 to 74 Years	18.7	18.0	21.1	22.0
75 to 89 Years	12.5	12.0	9.4	12.3
90 Years+	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.4

Source: INSEE ^{[6] [7]}

Sites and Monuments

The Church of Saint Martin

The Church of Saint Martin (12th century) is a Romanesque building that is registered as an historical monument. ^[8] It contains four items listed as historical monuments since 5 December 1908:

• A Tombstone (1261) ^[9]
• A Bronze bell (1618) ^[10] in the small bell tower.
• A Stoup (15th century) ^[11] carved on three sides with angels, the sun, and a gable.
• A Baptismal font (15th century) ^[12]

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

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. Google Maps
4. List of Mayors of France
5. Le nom des habitants du 17 - Charente-Maritime, habitants.fr
6. Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Allas-Bocage (17005)
7. Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de la Charente-Maritime (17)
8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00104590 Church of Saint Martin (in French)
9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM17000008 Tombstone (in French)
10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM17000007 Bronze bell (in French)
11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM17000006 Stoup (in French)
12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM17000005 Baptismal font (in French)

External links

• Allas-Bocage on the old IGN website (in French)
• Allas-Bocage on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Allas Boccage on the 1750 Cassini Map