Saint-Denis-d'Oléron

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Saint-Denis-d'Oléron
Coat of arms of Saint-Denis-d'Oléron
Saint-Denis-d'Oléron (France)
Saint-Denis-d'Oléron
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Rochefort
Canton Île d'Oléron
Community association Île d'Oléron
Coordinates 46 ° 2 ′  N , 1 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 2 ′  N , 1 ° 23 ′  W
height 0-15 m
surface 11.75 km 2
Residents 1,320 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 112 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 17650
INSEE code
Website http://www.st-denis-oleron.com/cadre/denifram.html

Coast at Saint-Denis-d'Oléron

Saint-Denis-d'Oléron is a western French community with 1,320 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 Île d'Oléron (until 2015: canton of Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron ). The inhabitants are called Dionysia .

geography

Saint-Denis-d'Oléron is located in the very north of the Île d'Oléron , the second largest French island. Saint-Denis-d'Oléron is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Brée-les-Bains in the southeast and Saint-Georges-d'Oléron in the south. The community also surrounds the Atlantic coast.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 896 901 951 1004 1107 1221 1172 1320
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Saint-Denis-d'Oléron

  • Saint-Denys church from the 17th century, monument historique since 1896
  • priory
  • Mills
  • Chassiron lighthouse
  • Marina

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 922-924.

Web links

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