Saint-Germain-du-Seudre

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Saint-Germain-du-Seudre
Saint-Germain-du-Seudre (France)
Saint-Germain-du-Seudre
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Jonzac
Canton Pons
Community association Haute-Saintonge
Coordinates 45 ° 31 ′  N , 0 ° 40 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 31 ′  N , 0 ° 40 ′  W
height 22-54 m
surface 16.09 km 2
Residents 433 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 27 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 17240
INSEE code
Website http://stgermainduseudre.monsite-orange.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Germain-du-Seudre

Saint-Germain-du-Seudre is a French municipality with 433 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Jonzac and the canton of Pons (until 2015 Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Germinois .

geography

Saint-Germain-du-Seudre is about 28 kilometers south-southwest of Saintes . Saint-Germain-du-Seudre is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Gémozac in the north, Champagnolles in the east, Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde in the south and south-west, Brie-sous-Mortagne in the west and Virollet in the north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 414 399 378 363 346 330 372 433
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • 11th century Saint Germain church
  • Roussillon Castle from the 16th century

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Germain-du-Seudre

Saint Germain Church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 837-838.

Web links

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