Le Chay
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Saintes | |
| Canton | Saujon | |
| Community association | Royan Atlantique | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 39 ′ N , 0 ° 54 ′ W | |
| height | 2–21 m | |
| surface | 12.01 km 2 | |
| Residents | 767 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 64 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17600 | |
| INSEE code | 17097 | |
Le Chay is a western French community with 767 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Saintes and the Canton of Saujon . The inhabitants are called Chaytais .
geography
Le Chay is located about 25 kilometers west-southwest of Saintes in the old cultural landscape of the Saintonge . The Seudre River flows on the northern edge of the municipality . Le Chay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saujon in the north and north-west, Saint-Romain-de-Benet in the north-east, Corme-Écluse in the east, Semussac in the south and Médis in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 | 2017 |
| Residents | 392 | 387 | 374 | 450 | 529 | 562 | 700 | 743 | 767 |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church, built in the early 19th century
Personalities
- Nicolas Giraud (* 1978), actor, grew up here
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , p. 1044.
Web links
Commons : Le Chay - collection of images, videos and audio files
