Châtelaillon-Plage

Châtelaillon-Plage
Commune

Coat of arms
Châtelaillon-Plage

Coordinates: 46°04′27″N 1°05′12″W / 46.0742°N 1.0867°W / 46.0742; -1.0867Coordinates: 46°04′27″N 1°05′12″W / 46.0742°N 1.0867°W / 46.0742; -1.0867
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement La Rochelle
Canton Châtelaillon-Plage
Intercommunality CA La Rochelle
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Louis Léonard
Area1 6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 6,049
 • Density 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 17094 /17340
Elevation 0–21 m (0–69 ft)
(avg. 3 m or 9.8 ft)

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.

Châtelaillon-Plage is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

It is located south of the city of La Rochelle and is also a suburb. It is twinned with Knebworth in England.

History

In the 16th century near the point of Cornard today featured a fortress known as Castrym Allionis, the old capital of Aunis. On August 1130, the Duke of Aquitaine William X of Poitiers, sieged the château. The leader of the place Isembert deprived its troops. The rest of the fortress were totally despaired in the 16th century, a small hamlet with bells of the swamps. During the 19th century, it had agricultural area in Boucholeurs. At the end of the nineteenth century, it was linked with rail, it constructed its first baths bains de mar with numerous villas.

Today, the location of the mediaeval château is uncertain, it may also located by the Turge.

Education

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Châtelaillon-Plage is twinned with:

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19625,234—    
19685,347+2.2%
19755,354+0.1%
19825,439+1.6%
19904,993−8.2%
19995,625+12.7%
20086,049+7.5%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
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