Nieul-le-Virouil

Nieul-le-Virouil
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department (No)	Charente-Maritime (17)
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Jonzac
Community association	Haute-Saintonge
Coordinates	45° 25′ N, 0° 32′ W45.409166666667-0.52944444444444Coordinates 45° 25′ N, 0° 32′ W
Height	28–80 m
Area	22,59 km²
Inhabitants	581 (January 1, 2018)
Population density	26 inhabitants/km²
Postal code	17150
INSEE code	17263
Town hall (Mairie) of Nieul-le-Virouil

Nieul-le-Virouil is a commune in France with 581 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2018) in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region (Poitou-Charentes before 2016); it is part of the Jonzac arrondissement and Jonzac canton (until 2015 Mirambeau). The inhabitants are called Nieulais.

Geography

Nieul-le-Virouil is located about eighty kilometers north of Bordeaux. Nieul-le-Virouil is surrounded by the neighbouring municipalities of Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont to the north and northwest, Guitinières to the north, Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois to the east and northeast, Saint-Simon-des-Bordes to the east, Allas-Bocage to the south and southeast, Mirambeau to the south, Saint-Dizant-du-Bois to the west and Consac to the west and northwest.

Population development

Places of interest

Saint-Severin Church

See also: List of monuments historiques in Nieul-le-Virouil

• Saint-Severin church from the 11th/12th century, Monument historique since 2002
• Hosanna cross from the 15th century, Monument historique since 1925

Personalities

• Elie Merlat (1634-1705), Protestant clergyman and university teacher in Lausanne

Literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, vol. 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5, pp. 466-467.

Web links

Commons: Nieul-le-Virouil– Collection of images, videos and audio files