Aytré
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle | |
| Canton | Aytré | |
| Community association | La Rochelle | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 8 ′ N , 1 ° 7 ′ W | |
| height | 1–21 m | |
| surface | 12.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,725 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 714 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17440 | |
| INSEE code | 17028 | |
| Website | www.aytre.fr | |
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Aytré is a commune with 8725 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of La Rochelle . The residents call themselves Aytrésiens .
geography
The municipality is located in the metropolitan area southeast of La Rochelle and borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west . Neighboring communities are:
- La Rochelle in the northwest,
- Périgny in the northeast,
- Saint-Rogatien in the east,
- La Jarne in the southeast and
- Angoulins in the south.
The Canal de la Moulinette runs along the northern border. It crosses a salt pan and finally flows into the Canal de Marans à La Rochelle .
Transport links
Aytré is accessed in a west-east direction from the D939 département road, which leads from La Rochelle to Surgères . The north-south axis forms the D137, which has been expanded here to a bypass road from La Rochelle under the name of the national road N137 . At the same time, a railway line runs from La Rochelle to Rochefort , which has a stop in the Plage-d'Aytré district . Another railway line branches off in the municipality and leads in the direction of Niort .
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 6,197 | 6,812 | 7,278 | 7,725 | 8,687 | 8,970 | 8,706 |
Attractions
See: List of Monuments historiques in Aytré
Partner communities
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 158-161.
