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Location within Poitou-Charentes region
Les Mathes
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort |
| Canton | La Tremblade |
| Intercommunality | Royan Atlantique |
| Mayor | Robert Jono (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–40 m (0–130 ft) (avg. 35 m/115 ft) |
| Land area1 | 34.38 km2 (13.27 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,698 (2008) |
| - Density | 49 /km2 (130 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17225/ 17570 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Les Mathes is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
The commune includes the beach resort La Palmyre, and the Palmyre Zoo.
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| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 554 | 511 | 486 | 510 | 616 | 615 | 700 | 702 | 711 | 746 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 786 | 830 | 831 | 875 | 835 | 829 | 860 | 878 | 889 | 880 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 854 | 795 | 754 | 732 | 772 | 878 | 794 | 806 | 836 | 898 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 1005 | 1205 | 1452 | 1698 |