Saint-Germain-du-Seudre
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Saint-Germain-du-Seudre | |
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Coordinates: 45°30′43″N 0°40′02″W / 45.5119°N 0.6672°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Jonzac |
Canton | Pons |
Intercommunality | Haute-Saintonge |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Hélène Conte[1] |
Area 1 | 16.09 km2 (6.21 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 411 |
• Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 17342 /17240 |
Elevation | 22–54 m (72–177 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Germain-du-Seudre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ dy sødʁ], literally Saint Germain of the Seudre) is a small historic town on the Gironde estuary. It is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
The nearest market town is Gémozac. It is noted for its numerous vineyards, sunflower fields and the former wheat mill located in 'Moulin De La Barre'. Eutrope Dupon (1823-1897), born in Saint-Germain-du-Seudre, was a deputy (congressman) in the French National Assembly from 1893 to 1897. There is a bust of him in St-Germain.[3]
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 414 | — |
1968 | 399 | −3.6% |
1975 | 378 | −5.3% |
1982 | 363 | −4.0% |
1990 | 346 | −4.7% |
1999 | 330 | −4.6% |
2008 | 363 | +10.0% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Assemblee Nationale
External links
[edit]- Media related to Saint-Germain-du-Seudre at Wikimedia Commons