Dolus-d'Oléron

Dolus-d'Oléron
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Île d'Oléron
Community association	Île d'Oléron
Coordinates	45 ° 55 ′  N , 1 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 55 ′  N , 1 ° 16 ′  W
height	0-20 m
surface	29.02 km 2
Residents	3,229 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	111 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	17550
INSEE code	17140
Website	www.ville-dolus-oleron.fr
Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville )

Dolus-d'Oléron is a French municipality with 3229 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Rochefort and is part of the canton of Île d'Oléron . The inhabitants are called Dolusien (ne) s .

geography

The municipality is located on the island of Île d'Oléron and stretches like a strip to both coasts in the west and east to the Atlantic . Dolus-d'Oléron is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron in the north, Le Château-d'Oléron in the south and south-east and Le Grand-Village-Plage in the south.

history

The place was first mentioned in 1391.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	1744	1786	2006	2145	2440	2723	3145	3229

Attractions

• Saint-André church, built in the early 17th century after the previous 13th century building was destroyed in the wars of religion
• Saint-Médard priory with a 12th century chapel
• La Perroche beach
• Memorial to the dead of wars

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Dolus-d'Oléron

Saint-André church

Saint-Médard church

Personalities

• Maurice Renard (1875–1939), writer, lived here temporarily and is buried in the cemetery

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 190-192.

Web links

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