Canton of Saintonge Estuaire

Canton of Saintonge Estuaire
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort (1 municipality) Saintes (22 municipalities)
Centralisateur bureau	Meschers-sur-Gironde
Residents	20,398 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	58 inhabitants / km²
surface	350.29 km²
Communities	23
INSEE code	1721
Location of the canton of Saintonge Estuaire in the Charente-Maritime department

The Canton Saintonge Estuaire is a French canton in the department of Charente-Maritime and in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissements of Rochefort and Saintes . It was newly created in 2015 when the French cantons were reorganized nationwide.

Communities

The canton consists of 23 municipalities with a total of 20,398 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of ​​350.29 km ² :

local community	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE	Post Code	Arrondissement
Arces	753	21.74	35	17015	17120	Saintes
Barzan	470	8.07	58	17034	17120	Saintes
Boutenac-Touvent	224	3.11	72	17060	17120	Saintes
Brie-sous-Mortagne	236	7.22	33	17068	17120	Saintes
Chenac-Saint-Seurin-d'Uzet	594	20.23	29	17098	17120	Saintes
Cozes	2.142	16.56	129	17131	17120	Saintes
Cravans	872	14.72	59	17133	17260	Saintes
Épargnes	843	23.40	36	17152	17120	Saintes
Floirac	371	16.02	23	17160	17120, 17240	Saintes
Gémozac	2,851	31.93	89	17172	17260	Saintes
Grézac	929	20.06	46	17183	17120	Saintes
Jazennes	532	10.84	49	17196	17260	Saintes
Meschers-sur-Gironde	3.110	15.98	195	17230	17132	Rochefort
Meursac	1,489	26.17	57	17232	17120	Saintes
Montpellier-de-Médillan	682	14.85	46	17244	17260	Saintes
Mortagne-sur-Gironde	904	18.87	48	17248	17120	Saintes
Saint-André-de-Lidon	1.105	23.83	46	17310	17260	Saintes
Saint-Simon-de-Pellouaille	654	8.95	73	17404	17260	Saintes
Talmont-sur-Gironde	100	4.44	23	17437	17120	Saintes
Tanzac	312	11.23	28	17438	17260	Saintes
Thaims	384	8.74	44	17442	17120	Saintes
Villars-en-Pons	566	13.32	42	17469	17260	Saintes
Virollet	275	10.01	27	17479	17260	Saintes
Canton of Saintonge Estuaire	20,398	350.29	58	1721	-	-

Changes in the parish

2018: Merger of Floirac and Saint-Romain-sur-Gironde → Floirac

politics

Representative in the Department Council
Term of office	Names	Political party
2015–	Françoise De Roffignac Loïc Girard	UMP

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Décret n ° 2014-269 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Charente-Maritime published in JORF and in Légifrance (French).
2. ↑ Résultats des élections départementales 2015 published on the website of the French Ministry of the Interior (French).