Martaizé

Martaizé
Commune
Martaizé
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Martaizé
Coordinates: 46°55′03″N 0°03′43″E / 46.9175°N 0.0619°E / 46.9175; 0.0619Coordinates: 46°55′03″N 0°03′43″E / 46.9175°N 0.0619°E / 46.9175; 0.0619
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Vienne
Arrondissement Châtellerault
Canton Loudun
Intercommunality Pays Loudunais
Government
 • Mayor (2001–) Jean Bodin
Area1 19.48 km2 (7.52 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 379
 • Density 19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 86149 /86330
Elevation 53–84 m (174–276 ft)
(avg. 55 m or 180 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Martaizé is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is a small village about 7 miles from Loudun.

History

In the early 17th century, Martaizé, along with the nearby village of La Chaussée, was one of the seigneuries of Charles de Menou d'Aulnay. Several of the earliest settlers of Acadia including the Gaudets, LeBlancs, the Bourgs, the Terriots, and the Savoies are believed to have been recruited by d'Aulnay from their original home in Martaizé to colonize New France.[1]

Demographics

Historical population of Martaizé
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population432519428406433389379

See also

References

  1. ↑ Faragher, John Mack (2005). A great and noble scheme: the tragic story of the expulsion of the French Acadians from their American Homeland. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 44. ISBN 0-393-05135-8.
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