Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée

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Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée
Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée (France)
Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Rochefort
Canton Châtelaillon plague
Community association Rochefort Ocean
Coordinates 45 ° 59 ′  N , 1 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 59 ′  N , 1 ° 6 ′  W
height 0-23 m
surface 27.51 km 2
Residents 2,114 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 77 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 17450
INSEE code
Website saint-laurent.over-blog.fr

Town hall of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée

Saint-Laurent-de-la- Prée is a French commune with 2,114 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Fouras belongs to the Arrondissement of Rochefort and the Canton of Châtelaillon-Plage (until 2015: Canton of Rochefort-Nord ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Laurentais .

geography

Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée is close to the Atlantic Ocean (about 1.5 kilometers to the west). In the south of the municipality, the Charente River flows into which the motto flows. Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Yves in the north, Breuil-Magné in the east, Vergeroux in the east and south-east, Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente in the south, Port-des-Barques in the south-west (on the other side of the Charente estuary) and Fouras to the west.

The national route 137 runs through the municipality .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 836 857 848 1,075 1256 1347 1646 2083
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 657-658.

Web links

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