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Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ dɔleʁɔ̃], lit. 'St. Peter of Oléron', before 1962: Saint-Pierre)[3] is a commune in the French department of Charente-Maritime, southwestern France. It is located on the island of Oléron. As the largest city on the island, it is widely considered to be the island's main city.
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron | |
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 Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron seen from the bell tower | |
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Location of Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron  | |
  Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron  Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′37″N 1°18′21″W / 45.9436°N 1.3058°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort |
| Canton | Île d'Oléron |
| Intercommunality | Île-d'Oléron |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Sueur[1] |
| Area 1 | 40.55 km2 (15.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 6,627 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17385 /17310 |
| Elevation | 0–15 m (0–49 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret du 2 mars 1962 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0055, 7 March 1962, p. 2308.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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