Lonnes is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Charente

Charente

Charente is a department in southwestern France, in the Poitou-Charentes region, named after the Charente River, the most important river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited.-History:Charente is one of the original...

 department in southwestern France.

Geography

The commune is located in the north of the Charente

Charente

Charente is a department in southwestern France, in the Poitou-Charentes region, named after the Charente River, the most important river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited.-History:Charente is one of the original...

. It extends north from Fontenille

Fontenille

Fontenille is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:...

 and is bisected by Route 186 and RN 10 for 3 km.

It is 85 km south of Poitiers

Poitiers

Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque...

 and 40 miles north of Angoulême

Angoulême

-Main sights:In place of its ancient fortifications, Angoulême is encircled by boulevards above the old city walls, known as the Remparts, from which fine views may be obtained in all directions. Within the town the streets are often narrow. Apart from the cathedral and the hôtel de ville, the...

. The surrounding communities are, in alphabetical order: Aunac

Aunac

Aunac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:...

, Chenon

Chenon

Chenon is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:...

, Fontenille

Fontenille

Fontenille is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:...

, Juillé

Juillé, Charente

Juillé is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

, Salles-de-Villefagnan

Salles-de-Villefagnan

Salles-de-Villefagnan is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

 and Verteuil-sur-Charente

Verteuil-sur-Charente

Verteuil-sur-Charente is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

. In addition to the town of Lonnes, the commune has several villages: les Maisons Rouges, les Essarts, le Petit Fayolle et le Grand Fayolle.

History

In the Middle Ages, the monks of Nanteuil Abbey were lords of individual communes. In 1172, they ceded some of their land to the abbey of Grosbot, to build a church.
Towards the middle of the seventeenth century the population had increased, and a parish was created. The Saint Bartholomew church, slightly larger, was damaged by the Protestants. It was the subject of renovation in 1888-1889.

Population

Mayors

• 1896 -1904 Pierre Bastier
• 1904 -1919 Jean Bastier
• 1919 -1925 Jean Marifat
• 1925 -1944 Jean Mathieu
• 1944 -1960 Louis Ravion
• 1960 -1965 Anselme Migaud
• 1965 -1971 Jean-Louis Delhoume
• 1971 - Pierre Chaussepied