Le Château-d'Oléron
Le Château-d'Oléron is a commune located on the island of Oleron in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
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![]() Art and craft shops in Le Château-d'Oléron | |
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Location of Le Château-d'Oléron ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 45°53′09″N 1°11′41″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rochefort |
Canton | Île d'Oléron |
Intercommunality | Île-d'Oléron |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Parent |
Area 1 | 15.67 km2 (6.05 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 4,184 |
• Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
The town is surrounded by fortifications in the form of a Bastion fort (similar to a "star fort".)
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 2,251 | — |
1800 | 2,558 | +13.6% |
1806 | 2,735 | +6.9% |
1821 | 2,632 | −3.8% |
1831 | 2,527 | −4.0% |
1836 | 2,644 | +4.6% |
1841 | 2,485 | −6.0% |
1846 | 2,542 | +2.3% |
1851 | 2,632 | +3.5% |
1856 | 3,003 | +14.1% |
1861 | 2,920 | −2.8% |
1866 | 3,211 | +10.0% |
1872 | 3,328 | +3.6% |
1876 | 2,850 | −14.4% |
1881 | 3,132 | +9.9% |
1886 | 3,007 | −4.0% |
1891 | 3,458 | +15.0% |
1896 | 3,573 | +3.3% |
1901 | 3,803 | +6.4% |
1906 | 3,334 | −12.3% |
1911 | 3,734 | +12.0% |
1921 | 3,142 | −15.9% |
1926 | 3,018 | −3.9% |
1931 | 3,061 | +1.4% |
1936 | 3,281 | +7.2% |
1946 | 2,864 | −12.7% |
1954 | 2,870 | +0.2% |
1962 | 3,171 | +10.5% |
1968 | 3,254 | +2.6% |
1975 | 3,324 | +2.2% |
1982 | 3,411 | +2.6% |
1990 | 3,544 | +3.9% |
1999 | 3,552 | +0.2% |
2008 | 3,941 | +11.0% |
- 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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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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