Saint-Georges-de-Didonne

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne seen from the lighthouse
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne seen from the lighthouse
Coat of arms of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
Location of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
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Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is located in France
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
Coordinates: 45°36′20″N 0°59′55″W / 45.6056°N 0.9986°W / 45.6056; -0.9986
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementRochefort
CantonRoyan
IntercommunalityCA Royan Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Richaud[1]
Area
1
10.58 km2 (4.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,170
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17333 /17110
Elevation0–45 m (0–148 ft)
(avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
Website[1]
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ didɔn]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.[3]

An important seaside resort of Royan and the coast of Beauty, on the right bank of the mouth of the Gironde estuary and adjacent Atlantic Ocean, Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is a major economic and tourist centers of royannaise metropolitan city which it is now becoming a residential suburb. It has a population of 5,342 inhabitants (2019) - to over 50,000 people during the summer season - and is part of the agglomeration community of Royan Atlantique with 83,661 inhabitants (2019).

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 697—    
1800 702+0.10%
1806 632−1.74%
1821 768+1.31%
1831 808+0.51%
1836 909+2.38%
1841 934+0.54%
1846 905−0.63%
1851 884−0.47%
1856 905+0.47%
1861 920+0.33%
1866 964+0.94%
1872 972+0.14%
1876 1,081+2.69%
1881 1,127+0.84%
1886 1,251+2.11%
1891 1,211−0.65%
1896 1,355+2.27%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,409+0.78%
1906 1,454+0.63%
1911 1,541+1.17%
1921 1,522−0.12%
1926 1,782+3.20%
1931 1,743−0.44%
1936 2,004+2.83%
1946 2,626+2.74%
1954 3,391+3.25%
1962 3,388−0.01%
1968 3,680+1.39%
1975 3,983+1.14%
1982 4,287+1.06%
1990 4,705+1.17%
1999 5,034+0.75%
2007 5,040+0.01%
2012 5,054+0.06%
2017 5,360+1.18%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de Saint-Georges-de-Didonne (17333), INSEE
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Saint George's church
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