Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac | |
| Canton | Pons | |
| Community association | Haute-Saintonge | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 28 ′ N , 0 ° 43 ′ W | |
| height | 11-70 m | |
| surface | 24.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 909 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17240 | |
| INSEE code | 17328 | |
| Website | http://saintfort17.wifeo.com/ | |
Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde is a French municipality with 909 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Jonzac and the canton of Pons (until 2015: canton of Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Fortais .
geography
Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde is located about 32 kilometers south-southwest of Saintes on the Gironde estuary . Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Germain-du-Seudre in the north and north-east, Lorignac in the east, Saint-Dizant-du-Gua in the south, Floirac in the west, south-west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1,143 | 1,035 | 1,036 | 1.009 | 1.012 | 904 | 932 | 909 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Fortunat church from the 12th century, alterations from the 16th century, monument historique since 1913
- Protestant Church
- Les Salles castle from the 15th century
- Amblimont Castle from the 18th century, today's town hall
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 832-833.
Web links
Commons : Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde - Collection of images, videos and audio files
