Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente

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Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
Commune
Fort Lupin
Location of Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
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Coordinates: 45°56′12″N 1°03′06″W / 45.9367°N 1.0517°W / 45.9367; -1.0517
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Tonnay-Charente
Intercommunality	CA Rochefort Océan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvain Gaurier[1]
Area 1	20.31 km2 (7.84 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,210
• Density	60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17375 /17780
Elevation	0–21 m (0–69 ft) (avg. 12 m or 39 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nazɛːʁ syʁ ʃaʁɑ̃t]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

In the 1680s, Fort Lupin was constructed near Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente.^[3]