Forges, Charente-Maritime

Forges
Forges
	Commune
	Forges Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region Forges
	Coordinates: 46°06′20″N 0°53′39″W / 46.1055°N 0.8942°WCoordinates: 46°06′20″N 0°53′39″W / 46.1055°N 0.8942°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Surgères
Intercommunality	Plaines d'Aunis
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Micheline Bernard
Area1	13.58 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,147
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17166 /17290
Elevation	12–13 m (39–43 ft) ; (avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Forges is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

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Forges
Commune

Forges Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region Forges
Coordinates: 46°06′20″N 0°53′39″W / 46.1055°N 0.8942°W / 46.1055; -0.8942Coordinates: 46°06′20″N 0°53′39″W / 46.1055°N 0.8942°W / 46.1055; -0.8942
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Surgères
Intercommunality	Plaines d'Aunis
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Micheline Bernard
Area¹	13.58 km² (5.24 sq mi)
Population (2008)²	1,147
• Density	84/km² (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17166 /17290
Elevation	12–13 m (39–43 ft) (avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.