Saint-Mard (Charente-Maritime)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
| Canton | Surgères | |
| Community association | Aunis Sud | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 5 ′ N , 0 ° 43 ′ W | |
| height | 24-75 m | |
| surface | 21.21 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,198 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 56 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17700 | |
| INSEE code | 17359 | |
Saint-Mard is a French commune with 1,198 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Rochefort and is part of the canton of Surgères . The inhabitants are called Saint-Mardois .
geography
Saint-Mard is located about 34 kilometers east-southeast of La Rochelle in the historic Aunis region . Saint-Mard is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Surgères in the north and west, Saint-Saturnin-du-Bois in the north, Marsais in the northeast, Bernay-Saint-Martin in the east and southeast, Breuil-la-Réorte in the south and La Devise in the southwest .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
| Residents | 948 | 948 | 914 | 935 | 865 | 868 | 1,001 | 1,173 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Mard (Charente-Maritime)
- Saint-Médard church
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 1082-1083.
