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Ardillières
Ardillières
Commune
	The road into Ardillières
	Coat of arms
	Location of Ardillières
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	Coordinates: 46°03′32″N 0°53′29″W / 46.0589°N 0.8914°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Surgères
Intercommunality	Aunis Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Denechaud
Area 1	15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Population (2021)	865
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17018 /17290
Elevation	0–31 m (0–102 ft) ; (avg. 17 m or 56 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ardillières is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.

Geography

Ardillières is located some 25 km south-east of La Rochelle and 20 km east of Châtelaillon-Plage. Access to the commune is by the D111 road from Ciré-d'Aunis in the west passing through the commune and the village and continuing to the east. The D208 road also goes north-east from the village to join the D939 at Le Cher. The D205E2 also goes north-west from the village to Le Thou. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of Les Perrieres, Toucherit, Villeneuve, and Bois des Mottes. The commune is entirely farmland apart from a few small patches of forest.^[3]

The southern portion of the commune is covered with a network of canals which link to the Charras Canal which crosses the south of the commune from west to east.^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[4]

From	To	Name	Party
1826	1830	Etienne Martin
1971	2001	Guy Caquineau	ind.
2001	2020	Jean-Marie Targé	ind.
2020	2026	Olivier Denechaud

Demography

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	560	—
1800	486	−2.00%
1806	501	+0.51%
1821	496	−0.07%
1831	684	+3.27%
1836	759	+2.10%
1841	756	−0.08%
1846	793	+0.96%
1851	843	+1.23%
1856	819	−0.58%
1861	860	+0.98%
1866	830	−0.71%
1872	850	+0.40%
1876	834	−0.47%
1881	819	−0.36%
1886	775	−1.10%
1891	680	−2.58%
1896	663	−0.51%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	607	−1.75%
1906	604	−0.10%
1911	588	−0.54%
1921	485	−1.91%
1926	502	+0.69%
1931	454	−1.99%
1936	425	−1.31%
1946	409	−0.38%
1954	444	+1.03%
1962	471	+0.74%
1968	430	−1.51%
1975	403	−0.92%
1982	456	+1.78%
1990	508	+1.36%
1999	555	+0.99%
2007	775	+4.26%
2012	818	+1.09%
2017	849	+0.75%

Source: EHESS^[6] and INSEE^[7]

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is younger than the departmental average.

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

	Ardillières		Charente-Maritime
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	23.0	21.0	16.3	14.3
15 to 29 Years	13.3	15.2	15.4	13.1
30 to 44 Years	21.6	22.6	16.7	16.1
45 to 59 Years	23.2	22.9	20.2	19.9
60 to 74 Years	14.7	12.9	21.1	22.0
75 to 89 Years	3.7	5.2	9.4	12.3
90 Years+	0.5	0.2	1.0	2.4

Source: INSEE^[7]^[8]

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has several sites and buildings that are registered as historical monuments:

The Château d'Ardillières (14th century).^[9] There are two round towers. The 17th century lodging is surrounded by farm buildings of the same period and recent constructions. The medieval cellar is remarkable.
The Pierre Levée Dolmen (Neolithic)^[10]
The Pierre-Fouquerée Dolmen (Neolithic)^[11]

Other sites of interest

The Charras Canal
A Mill (Charles Goumard built it in the early 16th century). It contains a Lintel (1508) which is registered as an historical object.^[12]
A Wind Farm
Rural cottages

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Saint Peter (11th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[13] The Church has a Bronze Bell (1635) which is registered as an historical object.^[14]