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Le Château-d'Oléron (French pronunciation: [lə ʃɑto dɔleʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Lo Chasteu d'Olairon, before 1962: Le Château)[3] is a commune located on the Island of Oléron, in the Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France.
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 Art and craft shops in Le Château-d'Oléron | |
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| Coordinates: 45°53′09″N 1°11′41″W / 45.8858°N 1.1947°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort |
| Canton | Île d'Oléron |
| Intercommunality | Île-d'Oléron |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Parent[1] |
Area 1 | 15.67 km2 (6.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,319 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (710/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".)
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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
See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret du 2 mars 1962 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0055, 7 March 1962, p. 2308.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Château-d'Oléron, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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