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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Le Château-d'Oléron
Commune
Art and craft shops in Le Château-d'OléronArt and craft shops in Le Château-d'Oléron
Coat of arms of Le Château-d'OléronCoat of arms
Location of Le Château-d'Oléron
Le Château-d'Oléron is located in FranceLe Château-d'OléronLe Château-d'OléronShow map of FranceLe Château-d'Oléron is located in Nouvelle-AquitaineLe Château-d'OléronLe Château-d'OléronShow map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°53′09″N 1°11′41″W / 45.8858°N 1.1947°W / 45.8858; -1.1947
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementRochefort
CantonÎle d'Oléron
IntercommunalityÎle-d'Oléron
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Parent
Area15.67 km (6.05 sq mi)
Population4,319
 • Density280/km (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code17093 /17480
Elevation0–10 m (0–33 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Château-d'Oléron (French pronunciation: [lə ʃɑto dɔleʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Lo Chasteu d'Olairon, before 1962: Le Château) is a commune located on the Island of Oléron, in the Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France.

The town is surrounded by fortifications in the form of a Bastion fort (similar to a "star fort".)

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,251—    
1800 2,558+1.84%
1806 2,735+1.12%
1821 2,632−0.26%
1831 2,527−0.41%
1836 2,644+0.91%
1841 2,485−1.23%
1846 2,542+0.45%
1851 2,632+0.70%
1856 3,003+2.67%
1861 2,920−0.56%
1866 3,211+1.92%
1872 3,328+0.60%
1876 2,850−3.80%
1881 3,132+1.90%
1886 3,007−0.81%
1891 3,458+2.83%
1896 3,573+0.66%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,803+1.26%
1906 3,334−2.60%
1911 3,734+2.29%
1921 3,142−1.71%
1926 3,018−0.80%
1931 3,061+0.28%
1936 3,281+1.40%
1946 2,864−1.35%
1954 2,870+0.03%
1962 3,171+1.25%
1968 3,254+0.43%
1975 3,324+0.30%
1982 3,411+0.37%
1990 3,544+0.48%
1999 3,552+0.03%
2007 3,949+1.33%
2012 3,949+0.00%
2017 4,184+1.16%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)
  • Le Château-d'Oléron, 1703 military mock-up Le Château-d'Oléron, 1703 military mock-up
  • The main gate of the citadel The main gate of the citadel
  • Old oyster farmers' huts renewed and converted into arts and crafts shops Old oyster farmers' huts renewed and converted into arts and crafts shops

See also

References

  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Décret du 2 mars 1962 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0055, 7 March 1962, p. 2308.
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Château-d'Oléron, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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