Les Mathes (French pronunciation: [le mat]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
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Les Mathes | |
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Commune | |
![]() The town hall in Les Mathes | |
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Coordinates: 45°43′05″N 1°08′49″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rochefort |
Canton | La Tremblade |
Intercommunality | Royan Atlantique |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie Bascle |
Area 1 | 34.38 km2 (13.27 sq mi) |
Population | 2,110 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 17225 /17570 |
Elevation | 0–40 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.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 554 | — |
1800 | 511 | −7.8% |
1806 | 486 | −4.9% |
1821 | 510 | +4.9% |
1831 | 616 | +20.8% |
1836 | 615 | −0.2% |
1841 | 700 | +13.8% |
1846 | 702 | +0.3% |
1851 | 711 | +1.3% |
1856 | 746 | +4.9% |
1861 | 786 | +5.4% |
1866 | 830 | +5.6% |
1872 | 831 | +0.1% |
1876 | 875 | +5.3% |
1881 | 835 | −4.6% |
1886 | 829 | −0.7% |
1891 | 860 | +3.7% |
1896 | 878 | +2.1% |
1901 | 889 | +1.3% |
1906 | 880 | −1.0% |
1911 | 854 | −3.0% |
1921 | 795 | −6.9% |
1926 | 754 | −5.2% |
1931 | 732 | −2.9% |
1936 | 772 | +5.5% |
1946 | 878 | +13.7% |
1954 | 794 | −9.6% |
1962 | 806 | +1.5% |
1968 | 836 | +3.7% |
1975 | 898 | +7.4% |
1982 | 1,005 | +11.9% |
1990 | 1,205 | +19.9% |
1999 | 1,452 | +20.5% |
2008 | 1,698 | +16.9% |
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