Saint-Romain-sur-Gironde
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| local community | Floirac | |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Saintes | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 27 ′ N , 0 ° 45 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 17240 | |
| Former INSEE code | 17392 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2018 | |
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Saint-Romain-sur-Gironde is a former French commune with last with 61 inhabitants (2013) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ). It belonged to the Arrondissement of Saintes and the Canton of Saintonge Estuaire (until 2015 Canton of Cozes ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Rominais .
With effect from January 1, 2018, Saint-Romain-sur-Gironde was merged with Floirac to form the Commune nouvelle Floirac of the same name . The former communes were not granted the status of a Commune déléguée in the new commune .
location
Saint-Romain-sur-Gironde is located on the northeast bank of the Gironde in the historic cultural landscape of the Saintonge . Saint-Romain-sur-Gironde is surrounded by the neighboring towns of Floirac in the north and Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde in the south and east.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 65 | 61 | 52 | 38 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 61 |
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Attractions
- 12th century Saint-Romain church, rebuilt in the 14th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 234-235.
