 In the first half of the 20th century, "Aigrefeuille d'Aunis" entered a period of lethargy and the commune stagnated.The sumptuous period of major urban work undertaken during the second half of the 19th century which was a "golden age" for the town was over.At the end of the Second World War the town of "Aigrefeuille d'Aunis" was considerably damaged and its factories were largely destroyed (mills, dairy factory, beet distillery), as well as transport infrastructure (bridges over railway lines and the railway station district, roads, electric power grid).