Le Château-d'Oléron
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
| Canton | Île d'Oléron | |
| Community association | Île d'Oléron | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 53 ′ N , 1 ° 12 ′ W | |
| height | 0-10 m | |
| surface | 15.67 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,184 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 267 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17480 | |
| INSEE code | 17093 | |
| Website | www.lechateaudoleron.fr | |
 In the port of Le Château-d'Oléron |
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Le Château-d'Oléron is a southwestern French community with 4,184 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement Rochefort and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton Île d'Oléron . The inhabitants are called Casteloleronais or Chapelains .
geography
Le Château-d'Oléron is the second largest town on the island of Île d'Oléron . It is located directly on the east coast of the island in the Atlantic , facing the continent . Le Château-d'Oléron is surrounded by the neighboring communities Dolus-d'Oléron in the north and west, Saint-Trojan-les-Bains in the south and Le Grand-Village-Plage in the south-west.
history
Le Château-d'Oléron has always been a strategically important place. While the English had already used the place as a trading post from the 12th century, it was used by the Protestants as a retreat during the Huguenot Wars.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 3171 | 3254 | 3324 | 3411 | 3544 | 3552 | 3884 | 4184 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church, built from the 17th century, neo-Romanesque tower from the 19th century
- Protestant church, built in 1833/1849
- Citadel of Château-d'Oléron, fort-like fortification, built between 1630 and 1704, partially destroyed by Allied bombardment during World War II
- Fountain on Republic Square, built in the 17th century, monument historique since 1937
- Former Franciscan convent from the 18th century
- Bridge to Île-d'Oléron, built in 1966
- Napoleon's Bridge over the Chenal de Brandes , built in 1766, Monument historique since 1979
- Le Château-d'Oléron lighthouse
- Dolmen d'Ors
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Le Château-d'Oléron
Personalities
- Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204), Queen of England, first retired in 1199 to Le Château-d'Oléron
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 187-189.
