Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente

Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
Commune
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
Coordinates: 45°56′12″N 1°03′06″W / 45.9367°N 1.0517°W / 45.9367; -1.0517Coordinates: 45°56′12″N 1°03′06″W / 45.9367°N 1.0517°W / 45.9367; -1.0517
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Rochefort
Canton Tonnay-Charente
Intercommunality Sud-Charente
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Christiane Le Roux
Area1 20.31 km2 (7.84 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,102
  Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 17375 /17780
Elevation 0–21 m (0–69 ft)
(avg. 12 m or 39 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.

Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

In the 1680s, Fort Lupin was constructed near Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente.[1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962743    
1968770+3.6%
1975664−13.8%
1982855+28.8%
1990834−2.5%
1999850+1.9%
20081,102+29.6%

See also

References

  1. "Monuments historiques". culture.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 September 2015.
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