Saint-Georges-de-Didonne | |
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 Saint-Georges-de-Didonne seen from the lighthouse | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne | |
  Saint-Georges-de-Didonne  Saint-Georges-de-Didonne | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′20″N 0°59′55″W / 45.6056°N 0.9986°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort |
| Canton | Royan |
| Intercommunality | CA Royan Atlantique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Richaud[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.58 km2 (4.08 sq mi) |
| Population | 5,170 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17333 /17110 |
| Elevation | 0–45 m (0–148 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
| Website | |
| 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 də 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).
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Notable people
- Jean-Michel Coulon, Abstract painter
- Colette Besson, Athlete
- Jean-Paul Gonzalez, Virologist
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Commune de Saint-Georges-de-Didonne (17333), INSEE
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Saint George's church
External links
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