 From north to south, the commune is traversed by the Canal from Marans to La Rochelle, which crosses the Canal du Curé northwest of Andilly town where significant crossing locks were built at a place called the "Locks of Andilly".List of Successive Mayors

The population of the commune is relatively young.The proportion of people over the age of 60 years (16.6%) is less than the national average (21.6%) and the departmental average (28.1%).