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Le Château-d'Oléron

Le Château-d'Oléron
Oléron port.jpg
Coat of arms of Le Château-d'Oléron
Coat of arms
Le Château-d'Oléron is located in France
Le Château-d'Oléron
Le Château-d'Oléron
Coordinates: 45°53′09″N 1°11′41″W / 45.8858°N 1.1947°W / 45.8858; -1.1947Coordinates: 45°53′09″N 1°11′41″W / 45.8858°N 1.1947°W / 45.8858; -1.1947
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Rochefort
Canton Le Château-d'Oléron
Intercommunality Île-d'Oléron
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Parent
Area1 15.67 km2 (6.05 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,941
 • Density 250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 17093 /17480
Elevation 0–10 m (0–33 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Château-d'Oléron is a commune located on the island of Oleron in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Le Château-d'Oléron, 1703 military mock-up

The main gate of the citadel

Old oyster farmers' huts renewed and converted into arts and crafts shops



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