Le Château-d'Oléron

Le Château-d'Oléron (French pronunciation: ​[lə ʃɑto dɔleʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Lo Chasteu d'Olairon) is a commune located on the Island of Oléron, in the Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France.

Le Château-d'Oléron
Commune
Art and craft shops in Le Château-d'Oléron
Coat of arms
Location of Le Château-d'Oléron
Le Château-d'Oléron
Le Château-d'Oléron
Coordinates: 45°53′09″N 1°11′41″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementRochefort
CantonÎle d'Oléron
IntercommunalityÎle-d'Oléron
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Parent[1]
Area
1
15.67 km2 (6.05 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
4,270
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17093 /17480
Elevation0–10 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
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17932,251—    
18002,558+13.6%
18062,735+6.9%
18212,632−3.8%
18312,527−4.0%
18362,644+4.6%
18412,485−6.0%
18462,542+2.3%
18512,632+3.5%
18563,003+14.1%
18612,920−2.8%
18663,211+10.0%
18723,328+3.6%
18762,850−14.4%
18813,132+9.9%
18863,007−4.0%
18913,458+15.0%
YearPop.±%
18963,573+3.3%
19013,803+6.4%
19063,334−12.3%
19113,734+12.0%
19213,142−15.9%
19263,018−3.9%
19313,061+1.4%
19363,281+7.2%
19462,864−12.7%
19542,870+0.2%
19623,171+10.5%
19683,254+2.6%
19753,324+2.2%
19823,411+2.6%
19903,544+3.9%
19993,552+0.2%
20083,941+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

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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