Le Gua (Charente-Maritime)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
| Canton | Marennes | |
| Community association | Bassin de Marennes | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 44 ′ N , 0 ° 57 ′ W | |
| height | 0-32 m | |
| surface | 36.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,097 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 58 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17600 | |
| INSEE code | 17185 | |
| Website | www.le-gua.com | |
 Le Gua Town Hall |
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Le Gua is a southwestern French municipality with 2097 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Rochefort and the canton of Marennes . The inhabitants are called Guatais .
geography
Le Gua is located on the salt marshes and the estuary of the Seudre in the Atlantic Ocean in the historic Saintonge landscape . Le Gua is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Sornin in the north, Sainte-Gemme in the northeast, Nancras in the east and northeast, Sablonceaux in the east, Saujon and L'Éguille in the south, Mornac-sur-Seudre and Breuillet in the southwest, and Chaillevette in the west and Nieulle-sur-Seudre in the north-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 1434 | 1513 | 1395 | 1491 | 1689 | 1856 | 1953 | 2097 |
Attractions
- Saint-Laurent church, already mentioned in 1047, built in the 11th or 12th century, significantly rebuilt in the 19th century, monument historique since 1951
- Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church (Petri chains) in the Dercie district from the 12th century
- Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'enfant-Jesus church, built in 1866
- Ruins of Dercie Castle
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Le Gua (Charente-Maritime)
Saint Laurent Church
Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church
Sainte-Thérèse church
Ruins of Dercie Castle
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the German community of Philippsburg (originally with the current district of Huttenheim) in Baden-Württemberg since 1972.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 379-384.
