Les Mathes (French pronunciation: [le mat]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Les Mathes
The town hall in Les Mathes
The town hall in Les Mathes
Location of Les Mathes
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Les Mathes is located in France
Les Mathes
Les Mathes
Les Mathes is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Les Mathes
Les Mathes
Coordinates: 45°43′05″N 1°08′49″W / 45.7181°N 1.1469°W / 45.7181; -1.1469
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementRochefort
CantonLa Tremblade
IntercommunalityCA Royan Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie Bascle[1]
Area
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34.38 km2 (13.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,179
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17225 /17570
Elevation0–40 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.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 554—    
1800 511−1.15%
1806 486−0.83%
1821 510+0.32%
1831 616+1.91%
1836 615−0.03%
1841 700+2.62%
1846 702+0.06%
1851 711+0.26%
1856 746+0.97%
1861 786+1.05%
1866 830+1.10%
1872 831+0.02%
1876 875+1.30%
1881 835−0.93%
1886 829−0.14%
1891 860+0.74%
1896 878+0.42%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 889+0.25%
1906 880−0.20%
1911 854−0.60%
1921 795−0.71%
1926 754−1.05%
1931 732−0.59%
1936 772+1.07%
1946 878+1.29%
1954 794−1.25%
1962 806+0.19%
1968 836+0.61%
1975 898+1.03%
1982 1,005+1.62%
1990 1,205+2.29%
1999 1,452+2.09%
2007 1,675+1.80%
2012 1,741+0.78%
2017 1,974+2.54%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]
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See also

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References

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  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. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Les Mathes, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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