Saintes, Charente-Maritime
Saintes is a French commune and historic town, a subprefecture in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Saintes.
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| Historic centre of Saintes. | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saintes |
| Canton | Saintes |
| Intercommunality | CA de Saintes |
| Mayor | Jean-Philippe Machon[1] |
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| Elevation | 2–81 m (6.6–265.7 ft) (avg. 42 m/138 ft) |
| Land area1 | 45.55 km2 (17.59 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 25,149 (2014) |
| - Density | 552/km2 (1,430/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17415/ 17100 |
| Website | www.ville-saintes.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Before the French Revolution, Saintes was the capital of the old province of Saintonge.
Geography
Saintes is in the central eastern part of the Charente-Maritime department, in the old province of Saintonge, along the Charente river that flows through the commune from south to north.
The commune has an area of 45.6 km2 (17.6 sq mi),[2] and its average altitude is 42 m (138 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 20 m (66 ft).[3]
The distances from Saintes to other cities are:[4]
- Paris, the national capital - 472 km (293 mi);
- Bordeaux, the regional capital - 120 km (75 mi);
- Toulouse - 356 km (221 mi);
- Reims - 607 km (377 mi);
- Lyon - 584 km (363 mi);
- Montpellier - 595 km (370 mi);
- Strasbourg - 925 km (575 mi);
- Nantes - 237 km (147 mi);
- Marseille - 759 km (472 mi).
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The commune of Saintes is surrounded by the communes:
Climate
The climate of Saintes, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.[4]
Population
The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Saintais (women: Saintaises).[5]
With a population of 25,149,[6] Saintes has a population density of 552 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Saintes
Administration
Saintes is a subprefecture of the Charente-Maritime department, the capital of the arrondissement of Saintes and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Saintes.
It is part of the intercommunality CA Saintes (French: Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes).
Twinned and partner towns
Saintes is twinned with:
Gallery
Saintes, Charente-Maritime Media
Arch of Germanicus and the Charente
Courthouse, district Saint-Vivien.
The Post Office on the left bank.
City Hall on the left bank, district Saint-Pierre.
Abbaye aux Dames on the right bank
Saintes and its neighboring communes (in orange : Communauté de communes du Pays santon).
The autoroute A10 leaving Saintes towards Bordeaux
Jardin Public; Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes, Saintes, Charente-Maritime, France
Saintes (Charente-Maritime, France) - The roman amphitheater
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Le maire et les adjoints" (in français). Ville de Saintes. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ↑ "Commune de Saintes (17415)". Comparateur de territoire (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ↑ "City of Saintes". Map-France.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ville de Saintes" (in français). Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ↑ "Charente-Maritime" (in français). habitants.fr. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
Other websites
- Ville de Saintes website (in French)
- Tourist Office Saintes & Saintonge Archived 2017-12-13 at the Wayback Machine