Saint-Clément-des-Baleines

Saint-Clément-des-Baleines is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is situated on the Île de Ré.

Saint-Clément-des-Baleines
The town hall in Saint-Clément-des-Baleines
Location of Saint-Clément-des-Baleines
Saint-Clément-des-Baleines
Saint-Clément-des-Baleines
Coordinates: 46°13′44″N 1°32′18″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementLa Rochelle
CantonÎle de Ré
IntercommunalityÎle de Ré
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gilles Duval
Area
1
6.80 km2 (2.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
644
  Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17318 /17590
Elevation0–18 m (0–59 ft)
(avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962439    
1968490+11.6%
1975480−2.0%
1982516+7.5%
1990607+17.6%
1999728+19.9%
2008723−0.7%

Geography

This commune has no harbor. Five villages are aggregated in: Le Gillieux, Le Chabot, La Tricherie, Le Griveau, Le Godinand. It was named according to mass whale strandings happened on the sandbank at the northwestern side of the island during their migrations.[2] The Phare des Baleines is located on the western cap of Île de ré.

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