Port-des-Barques
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
| Canton | Tonnay-Charente | |
| Community association | Rochefort Ocean | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 57 ′ N , 1 ° 5 ′ W | |
| height | 0-10 m | |
| surface | 5.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,777 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 314 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17620 | |
| INSEE code | 17484 | |
| Website | www.ville-portdesbarques.fr | |
Port-des-Barques is a French commune with 1,777 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 Tonnay-Charente (until 2015: canton of Saint-Agnant ). The inhabitants are called Portbarquais .
geography
Port-des-Barques is about nine kilometers west of Rochefort at the mouth of the Charente in the Atlantic ( Bay of Biscay ). Port-des-Barques is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Fouras in the north, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée in the northeast, Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente in the east and Saint-Froult in the south. The Île Madame, connected by a dam (the Passe aux bœufs ) , also belongs to the municipality .
history
In 1947, the municipality was separated from today's neighboring commune of Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente and became independent.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 1,160 | 1,181 | 1,234 | 1,330 | 1,455 | 1,534 | 1,805 | 1,857 | |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Port-des-Barques
- Notre-Dame de la Médaille Miraculeuse chapel
- Calvaires
- Villa les Tourelles
Notre-Dame chapel
Villa Les Tourelles
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the French community of Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom in the Puy-de-Dôme department (Auvergne).
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 802-805.
