Les Mathes, Charente-Maritime
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 Les Mathes
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Les Mathes
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| Coordinates: 45°43′05″N 1°08′49″W / 45.7181°N 1.1469°WCoordinates: 45°43′05″N 1°08′49″W / 45.7181°N 1.1469°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort |
| Canton | La Tremblade |
| Intercommunality | Royan Atlantique |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Robert Jono |
| Area1 | 34.38 km2 (13.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,698 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17225 /17570 |
| Elevation | 0–40 m (0–131 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Les Mathes is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
The commune includes the beach resort La Palmyre, and the Palmyre Zoo.
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