Nieuil

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Laurent Sellier^[1]Area23.90 km² (9.23 sq mi)Population903 • Density38/km² (98/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation128–218 m (420–715 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nieuil (French pronunciation: [njœj]; Occitan: Nuelh) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

History

Novioialos was a Gaulish site established next to a pagan fountain, and was Christianized under the patronage of Saint-Vivien.

In the eleventh century, the area and the Church belonged to the Viscounts of Rochechouart that created the benedictine Abbaye Saint-Pierre d'Uzerche, the forest was then cleared by the monks of the Priory of Sainte Marie-Madeleine de I'Espinassouze.

All that remains is the apse of the Church, a wall of the chapel of I' Espinassouze and the foundations of the mill.

The Châtellenie of Nieuil passed successively through the noble families Raja, Jaubert, Green Saint, - Marsault – (builders of the first castle) and Perry Fief of the barony of Champagne Mouton, it remained an enclave of Poitou until the French Revolution.

In the sixteenth century a discovery of iron ore in the forest led to the creation of a forge. The owner, Louis Lavergne Champlaurier was guillotined in 1794, with his wife Victoire.

Nearby towns

Saint-Claud 3.2 km
Suaux 3.3 km
Roumazières-Loubert 6.5 km
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 7.2 km

Transport

Rail

Nieuil had a railway station on the line from Ruffec to Roumazières-Loubert, which was closed in 1954. The nearest stations are in Roumazières-Loubert and Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure, on the line from Angoulême to Limoges.

Air

The closest airport to Nieuil is Angoulême – Brie – Champniers Airport (27 km) however it does not have scheduled flights since 2016. Slightly further afield is Limoges – Bellegarde Airport which runs scheduled flights to Lyon and the United Kingdom.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,021	—
1975	941	−1.16%
1982	931	−0.15%
1990	954	+0.31%
1999	907	−0.56%
2009	922	+0.16%
2014	924	+0.04%
2020	918	−0.11%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References