Saint-Trojan

Saint-Trojan
Commune
Saint-Trojan
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Saint-Trojan
Coordinates: 45°05′19″N 0°34′44″W / 45.0886°N 0.5789°W / 45.0886; -0.5789Coordinates: 45°05′19″N 0°34′44″W / 45.0886°N 0.5789°W / 45.0886; -0.5789
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Blaye
Canton L'Estuaire
Intercommunality Canton of Bourg
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bruno Gravineau
Area1 3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 307
  Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 33486 /33710
Elevation 39–92 m (128–302 ft)
(avg. 92 m or 302 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-Trojan is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The United States Navy established a naval air station on 14 July 1918 to operate seaplanes during World War I. The base closed shortly after the First Armistice at Compiègne.[1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962190    
1968234+23.2%
1975259+10.7%
1982269+3.9%
1990288+7.1%
1999318+10.4%
2008307−3.5%

See also

References

  1. Van Wyen, Adrian O. (1969). Naval Aviation in World War I. Washington, D.C.: Chief of Naval Operations. p. 80.


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