Loix

Loix
Loix
Commune
	The church of Sainte Catherine
	Location of Loix
	Loix Loix
	Coordinates: 46°13′24″N1°26′28″W / 46.2233°N 1.4411°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	La Rochelle
Canton	Île de Ré
Intercommunality	Île de Ré
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Lionel Quillet
Area 1	6.70 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Population (2021)	739
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17207 /17111
Elevation	0–100 m (0–328 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Last updated August 25, 2024

Loix (French pronunciation: [lwa] ) is a commune in the south-west of France, located on the north coast of the Île de Ré, in the department of Charente-Maritime (region Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

Geography

Loix is the smallest village and has the smallest port of the island of Ré, and is located in the middle of the salt marshes. It is a peninsula in the island, bordered by the Pier of Ars to the west and the pit of Loix to the east. Only a road, bordered by marshes (and salt marshes) gained over the sea by containment, connects Loix to the rest of the island.
Low shore, pebbles, bay and small beach in the shape of cove in the south east (pit of Loix).
At sea, a lighthouse : the Ilates.

Toponymy

The origin of the name of the commune seems rather vague.

According to the historian Louis-Étienne Arcère, "A decree of Charles V of the year 1372, gives to the Island the name of Loys"

It may be noted, however, that in relation to the ancient island on which the locality is located, it bore the names of Loye (1684 and 1757) and Oye (1675).

History

In 1627, English forces led by the Duke of Buckingham besieged the island. On the 8th of November of that year, at the place called "Feneau", the English were caught in their retreat from the Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré. The French and English forces then fought the Battle of the Pont du Feneau, which ended the English invasion. Jean Caylar d'Anduze de Saint-Bonnet, called Toiras, along with the fleet of Louis XIII and Richelieu, repelled the forces of Buckingham, forcing him to abandon the siege and return to England.

Population

Its inhabitants are called Loidais and Loidaises in French.^[3]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	439	—
1975	470	+0.98%
1982	433	−1.16%
1990	561	+3.29%
1999	619	+1.10%
2009	731	+1.68%
2014	687	−1.23%
2020	735	+1.13%
Source: INSEE^[4]

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References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
↑ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
↑ Le nom des habitants du 17 - Charente-Maritime, habitants.fr
↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] Le nom des habitants du 17 - Charente-Maritime, habitants.fr

[pophist-4] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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