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Saintes, Charente-Maritime
Saintes | |
|---|---|
Subprefecture and commune | |
 Historic centre of Saintes. | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saintes  | |
  Saintes  Saintes | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′47″N 0°38′00″W / 45.7464°N 0.6333°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saintes |
| Canton | Saintes |
| Intercommunality | CA de Saintes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Philippe Machon[1] |
| Area 1 | 45.55 km2 (17.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 25,149 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Saintais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17415 /17100 |
| Elevation | 2–81 m (6.6–265.7 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 ft) |
| Website | www.ville-saintes.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saintes is a French commune and historic town, a subprefecture in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Saintes.
Before the French Revolution, Saintes was the capital of the old province of Saintonge.
- ↑ "Le maire et les adjoints" (in French). Ville de Saintes. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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