Nieul-sur-Mer
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle | |
| Canton | Lagord | |
| Community association | La Rochelle | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 12 ′ N , 1 ° 10 ′ W | |
| height | 0-34 m | |
| surface | 10.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,759 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 525 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17137 | |
| INSEE code | 17264 | |
| Website | www.nieul-sur-mer.fr | |
 Saint-Philibert Church |
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Nieul-sur-Mer is a western commune with 5759 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of La Rochelle and the canton of Lagord . The residents call themselves nieulais (es) .
geography
Nieul-sur-Mer is located at the confluence of the Sèvre Niortaise with the Atlantic , about five kilometers north of La Rochelle . Nieul-sur-Mer is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Marsilly in the north, Saint-Xandre in the east, Puilboreau in the southeast, Lagord in the south and L'Houmeau in the southwest.
The small village of Lauzières also belongs to the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1,574 | 1,763 | 2,581 | 4,057 | 4,957 | 5,641 | 5,608 | 5.6759 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Nieul-sur-Mer
- Fortified church of Saint-Philibert from the 15th century, monument historique since 1925
- Former Grammontense priory of Sermaize from the 13th century, monument historique since 1925
- Domain of Portail, monument historique since 1920
- Historical fire trucks have been preserved in the community property
- Léonce-Vieljeux Park
Personalities
- Georges Simenon (1903–1989), novelist, several of his Maigret novels were written in Nieul-sur-Mer
- Nicole Avril (born 1939), novelist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 673-675.
Web links
Commons : Nieul-sur-Mer - collection of images, videos and audio files
