Les Mathes

Les Mathes (French pronunciation: [le mat]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Les Mathes
Commune
The town hall in Les Mathes
The town hall in Les Mathes
Location of Les Mathes
Les Mathes is located in France
Les Mathes
Les Mathes
Les Mathes is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Les Mathes
Les Mathes
Coordinates: 45°43′05″N 1°08′49″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementRochefort
CantonLa Tremblade
IntercommunalityCA Royan Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie Bascle[1]
Area
1
34.38 km2 (13.27 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,178
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17225 /17570
Elevation0–40 m (0–131 ft)
(avg. 35 m or 115 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune includes the beach resort La Palmyre, and the Palmyre Zoo.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 554—    
1800 511−1.15%
1806 486−0.83%
1821 510+0.32%
1831 616+1.91%
1836 615−0.03%
1841 700+2.62%
1846 702+0.06%
1851 711+0.26%
1856 746+0.97%
1861 786+1.05%
1866 830+1.10%
1872 831+0.02%
1876 875+1.30%
1881 835−0.93%
1886 829−0.14%
1891 860+0.74%
1896 878+0.42%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 889+0.25%
1906 880−0.20%
1911 854−0.60%
1921 795−0.71%
1926 754−1.05%
1931 732−0.59%
1936 772+1.07%
1946 878+1.29%
1954 794−1.25%
1962 806+0.19%
1968 836+0.61%
1975 898+1.03%
1982 1,005+1.62%
1990 1,205+2.29%
1999 1,452+2.09%
2007 1,675+1.80%
2012 1,741+0.78%
2017 1,974+2.54%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Les Mathes, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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