Saint-Agnant

Saint-Agnant
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Marennes
Community association	Rochefort Ocean
Coordinates	45 ° 52 ′ N , 0 ° 58 ′ W Coordinates: 45 ° 52 ′ N , 0 ° 58 ′ W
height	2-24 m
surface	22.49 km 2
Residents	2,682 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	119 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	17620
INSEE code	17308
Website	www.saint-agnant.fr
	; Saint-Agnant town hall

Saint-Agnant is a French commune with 2,682 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of Rochefort and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Saint-Agnant (since 2015 the municipality has belonged to the canton of Marennes ).

geography

Saint-Agnant is about eight kilometers south of Rochefort , on the edge of the marshland around the mouth of the Seudre River . Saint-Agnant is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Échillais in the north, Trizay in the east and northeast, Champagne in the east and southeast, Saint-Jean-d'Angle in the south, Beaugeay in the west and Soubise in the northwest. Saint-Agnant is the ship channel Canal de la Seudre à la Charente (also Canal de Bridoire called) crosses.

Rochefort Airport , which is used for both military and civil purposes, is located in the municipality . The former route nationale 733 (today's D733) runs through the municipality .