Saint-Germain-du-Seudre

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Saint-Germain-du-Seudre
Commune
Town hall
Location of Saint-Germain-du-Seudre
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Coordinates: 45°30′43″N 0°40′02″W / 45.5119°N 0.6672°W / 45.5119; -0.6672
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Pons
Intercommunality	Haute-Saintonge
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Hélène Conte[1]
Area 1	16.09 km2 (6.21 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	411
• Density	26/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17342 /17240
Elevation	22–54 m (72–177 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Germain-du-Seudre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ dy sødʁ], literally Saint Germain of the Seudre) is a small historic town on the Gironde estuary. It is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

The nearest market town is Gémozac. It is noted for its numerous vineyards, sunflower fields and the former wheat mill located in 'Moulin De La Barre'. Eutrope Dupon (1823-1897), born in Saint-Germain-du-Seudre, was a deputy (congressman) in the French National Assembly from 1893 to 1897. There is a bust of him in St-Germain.^[3]