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Les Mathes | |
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Coordinates: 45°43′05″N 1°08′49″W / 45.7181°N 1.1469°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rochefort |
Canton | La Tremblade |
Intercommunality | CA Royan Atlantique |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie Bascle[1] |
Area 1 | 34.38 km2 (13.27 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 2,184 |
• Density | 64/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. |
Les Mathes (French pronunciation: [le mat]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
The commune includes the beach resort La Palmyre, and the Palmyre Zoo.