Lonnes

Lonnes is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Geography
The commune is located in the north of the Charente. It extends north from Fontenille and is bisected by Route 186 and RN 10 for 3 km.

It is 85 kmsouth of Poitiers and 64 km north of Angoulême. The surrounding communities are, in alphabetical order: Aunac, Chenon, Fontenille, Juillé, Salles-de-Villefagnan and Verteuil-sur-Charente. 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 17th-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.

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