Lozay Explained
| Lozay |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Canton: | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Insee: | 17213 |
| Postal Code: | 17330 |
| Mayor: | Jean-Michel Charpentier[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 46.0422°N -0.5461°W |
| Elevation M: | 60 |
| Elevation Min M: | 31 |
| Elevation Max M: | 106 |
| Area Km2: | 11.85 |
Lozay (in French pronounced as /lɔzɛ/) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Population
Sights
- Saint Peter's is a 12th-century fortified church which was classed as a Monument Historique (Historic Monument) in 1953.[2] A high altar and tabernacle with a candle holder consisting of two figures in gilded wood adorns the interior. This has been protected since November 30, 1984.
- A washhouse and fountain are located below the village, in Puy Bardon.
- The Essouvert wood is located 1.5 km south-east of the village.
- A replica of the lantern of the dead of Fenioux was built on the rest area from the A10 Paris-Bordeaux highway in 1994.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
- L'architecture gothique en Saintonge et en Aunis, Yves Blomme, éditions Bordessoules,
