Salles-sur-Mer
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle | |
| Canton | Châtelaillon plague | |
| Community association | La Rochelle | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 6 ′ N , 1 ° 3 ′ W | |
| height | 2–30 m | |
| surface | 14.03 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,153 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 153 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17220 | |
| INSEE code | 17420 | |
| Website | www.salles-sur-mer.fr | |
.JPG) Town hall (Mairie) of Salles-sur-Mer |
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Salles-sur-Mer is a French commune with 2,153 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of La Rochelle , the canton of Châtelaillon-Plage (until 2015: canton of La Jarrie ) and is a member of the commune association La Rochelle Agglomération . The inhabitants are called Sallésien (ne) s .
geography
Salles-sur-Mer is located about nine kilometers south-east of La Rochelle in the historic Aunis landscape . Even if the name suggests it, the community is not on the Atlantic , but a little more than four kilometers east of it. Salles-sur-Mer is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Jarne in the north, La Jarrie in the northeast, Croix-Chapeau in the east, Thairé in the southeast, Saint-Vivien , Châtelaillon-Plage in the southwest and Angoulins in the west.
The former route nationale 137 runs along the western edge of the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 667 | 647 | 926 | 1,369 | 1,441 | 1.611 | 1.997 | 2,056 |
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Attractions
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Salles-sur-Mer
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
- Cramahé Castle from the 18th century
- L'Herbaudière Castle
- L'Héronière castle from the 18th century
- 15th century Rouillet castle, rebuilt in the 18th century
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Personalities
- Daniel Savary (1743-1808), Rear Admiral
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 291-292.
