Saint-Laurent-of-cognac

Saint-Laurent-of-Cognac is a common French, located in the department of the Charente and the area Poitou-Charentes.

Geography

The St. Lawrence de Cognac is a commune made up of two principal Village S which is both located on Right Bank of the Charente:

the St. Lawrence
Jarnouzeau

History

The protohistoric occupation is attested there by a circular gap between the mill of the St. Lawrence and the hamlet the Variation and a square ditch of 20 meters with dimensions in the North-West from Chaussat.

A site of pottery and tegulæ was propecté close to Jarnouzeau and various vases of sigillée ceramics coming from Jarnouzeau, are exposed to the Cognac museum. The cure of the St. Lawrence raised of the archevéche the Holy ones but Jarnouzeau of the abbey of Fontdouce

March 7th, 1787 the representatives of the St. Lawrence at the preliminary assembly of the General states which is held with the chapter house of Récollets de Cogac are P.Poirrier of Pommeray and the sior Bertrand de Fontmarais

Administration

The taxation is of a rate of 13% on the frame, 26% on not built, and 6% for the tax of dwelling (figures 2007).

Saint-Laurent-of-cognac belongs to the community of communes of Cognac which takes 12,14% of professional tax.

Demography

Places and monuments

St. Lawrence Church whose nave and chorus date from the 12th century and the southern vault of the 15th century and who was restored at the 18th century and 19th century.
public Lavoir
War memorial builds in 1921 by Jean Cocuaud.
Mills, houses, and the fountain of the St. Lawrence which is enough to actuate a mill.

Personalities related to the commune

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