Saint-Clément-des-Baleines
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Saint-Clément-des-Baleines | |
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Coordinates: 46°13′44″N 1°32′18″W / 46.2289°N 1.5383°WCoordinates: 46°13′44″N 1°32′18″W / 46.2289°N 1.5383°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
Canton | Île de Ré |
Intercommunality | Île de Ré |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Lina Besnier[1] |
Area 1 | 6.80 km2 (2.63 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 17318 /17590 |
Elevation | 0–18 m (0–59 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Clément-des-Baleines (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ klemɑ̃ de balɛn]) is a commune on Île de Ré, a coastal island in the French department of Charente-Maritime, located in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (formerly Poitou-Charentes).
Population[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 439 | — |
1968 | 490 | +11.6% |
1975 | 480 | −2.0% |
1982 | 516 | +7.5% |
1990 | 607 | +17.6% |
1999 | 728 | +19.9% |
2008 | 723 | −0.7% |
Geography[edit]
This commune has no harbor. Five villages are aggregated in: Le Gillieux, Le Chabot, La Tricherie, Le Griveau, Le Godinand. It was named according to mass whale strandings happened on the sandbank at the northwestern side of the island during their migrations.[2] The Phare des Baleines is located on the western tip of Île de Ré.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Saint Clément des Baleines | Ile de Ré Tourisme". Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
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