Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente

Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
Fort Lupin
Location of Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
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Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente is located in France
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
Coordinates: 45°56′12″N 1°03′06″W / 45.9367°N 1.0517°W / 45.9367; -1.0517
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementRochefort
CantonTonnay-Charente
IntercommunalityCA Rochefort Océan
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sylvain Gaurier[1]
Area
1
20.31 km2 (7.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,210
 • Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17375 /17780
Elevation0–21 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]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Base Mérimée: PA00105210, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)