Les Mathes
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  Les Mathes | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Les Mathes | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′05″N 1°08′49″W / 45.7181°N 1.1469°WCoordinates: 45°43′05″N 1°08′49″W / 45.7181°N 1.1469°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort |
| Canton | La Tremblade |
| Intercommunality | Royan Atlantique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Robert Jono |
| Area1 | 34.38 km2 (13.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,698 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17225 / 17570 |
| Elevation |
0–40 m (0–131 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) |
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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.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 554 | — |
| 1800 | 511 | −7.8% |
| 1806 | 486 | −4.9% |
| 1821 | 510 | +4.9% |
| 1831 | 616 | +20.8% |
| 1836 | 615 | −0.2% |
| 1841 | 700 | +13.8% |
| 1846 | 702 | +0.3% |
| 1851 | 711 | +1.3% |
| 1856 | 746 | +4.9% |
| 1861 | 786 | +5.4% |
| 1866 | 830 | +5.6% |
| 1872 | 831 | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 875 | +5.3% |
| 1881 | 835 | −4.6% |
| 1886 | 829 | −0.7% |
| 1891 | 860 | +3.7% |
| 1896 | 878 | +2.1% |
| 1901 | 889 | +1.3% |
| 1906 | 880 | −1.0% |
| 1911 | 854 | −3.0% |
| 1921 | 795 | −6.9% |
| 1926 | 754 | −5.2% |
| 1931 | 732 | −2.9% |
| 1936 | 772 | +5.5% |
| 1946 | 878 | +13.7% |
| 1954 | 794 | −9.6% |
| 1962 | 806 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 836 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 898 | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 1,005 | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 1,205 | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 1,452 | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 1,698 | +16.9% |
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References
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