La Grève-sur-Mignon (French pronunciation: [la ɡʁɛv syʁ miɲɔ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

La Grève-sur-Mignon
The town hall in La Grève-sur-Mignon
The town hall in La Grève-sur-Mignon
Location of La Grève-sur-Mignon
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La Grève-sur-Mignon is located in France
La Grève-sur-Mignon
La Grève-sur-Mignon
La Grève-sur-Mignon is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Grève-sur-Mignon
La Grève-sur-Mignon
Coordinates: 46°15′05″N 0°45′45″W / 46.2514°N 0.7625°W / 46.2514; -0.7625
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementLa Rochelle
CantonMarans
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Roland Gallian[1]
Area
1
11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
559
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17182 /17170
Elevation1–31 m (3.3–101.7 ft)
(avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Before 1928, it was known as Saint-Martin-de-Villeneuve.[3]

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962318—    
1968366+15.1%
1975305−16.7%
1982298−2.3%
1990317+6.4%
1999361+13.9%
2008443+22.7%

Personalities edit

La Grève-sur-Mignon was the birthplace of:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Grève-sur-Mignon, EHESS (in French).

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