Saint-Georges-de-Didonne

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ də didɔn]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.^[3]

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
Commune
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne seen from the lighthouse
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne Show map of France Saint-Georges-de-Didonne Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°36′20″N 0°59′55″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Royan
Intercommunality	CA Royan Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Richaud[1]
Area 1	10.58 km2 (4.08 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	5,170
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17333 /17110
Elevation	0–45 m (0–148 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
Website
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

An important seaside resort of Royan and the coast of Beauty, on the right bank of the mouth of the Gironde estuary and adjacent Atlantic Ocean, Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is a major economic and tourist centers of royannaise metropolitan city which it is now becoming a residential suburb. It has a population of 5,342 inhabitants (2019) - to over 50,000 people during the summer season - and is part of the agglomeration community of Royan Atlantique with 83,661 inhabitants (2019).

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 697 —     1800 702 +0.10% 1806 632 −1.74% 1821 768 +1.31% 1831 808 +0.51% 1836 909 +2.38% 1841 934 +0.54% 1846 905 −0.63% 1851 884 −0.47% 1856 905 +0.47% 1861 920 +0.33% 1866 964 +0.94% 1872 972 +0.14% 1876 1,081 +2.69% 1881 1,127 +0.84% 1886 1,251 +2.11% 1891 1,211 −0.65% 1896 1,355 +2.27%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,409 +0.78% 1906 1,454 +0.63% 1911 1,541 +1.17% 1921 1,522 −0.12% 1926 1,782 +3.20% 1931 1,743 −0.44% 1936 2,004 +2.83% 1946 2,626 +2.74% 1954 3,391 +3.25% 1962 3,388 −0.01% 1968 3,680 +1.39% 1975 3,983 +1.14% 1982 4,287 +1.06% 1990 4,705 +1.17% 1999 5,034 +0.75% 2007 5,040 +0.01% 2012 5,054 +0.06% 2017 5,360 +1.18%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Notable people

• Jean-Michel Coulon, Abstract painter
• Colette Besson, Athlete
• Jean-Paul Gonzalez, Virologist

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Commune de Saint-Georges-de-Didonne (17333), INSEE
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

Saint George's church

External links

• Media related to Saint-Georges-de-Didonne at Wikimedia Commons