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Les Mathes is a commune in France, situated in the Charente-Maritime department within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is part of the Arrondissement of Rochefort and the Canton of La Tremblade. The municipality borders Arvert, Étaules, Saint-Augustin, and Saint-Palais-sur-Mer. Its official postal code is 17570, and it is twinned with Antey-Saint-André.
The area of Les Mathes is 34.38 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 2,184 residents (943 male and 1,031 female) and another citing 1,560. Elevation data also differs, with values of 40 meters and 14 meters above sea level recorded. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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- Locality
- Les Mathes
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,560
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Department
- Charente-Maritime
- Arrondissement
- Rochefort
- Canton
- La Tremblade
- Intercommunality
- CA Royan Atlantique
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Marie Bascle
- Area
- 34.38 km (13.27 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 2,180
- Density
- 63.4/km (164/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 17225 /17570
- Elevation
- 0–40 m (0–131 ft) , (avg. 35 m or 115 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Les Mathes
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Arrondissement of Rochefort
- Population
- 2180
- Area
- 34.38
- Elevation
- 7
- Shares border with
- La Tremblade
- Official website
- www.mairie-lesmatheslapalmyre.com
- Image
- Les Mathes-La Palmyre Diaporama.jpg
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- Commons category
- Les Mathes
- twinned administrative body
- Antey-Saint-André
- postal code
- 17570
- associated electoral district
- Canton of La Tremblade
- male population
- 943
- female population
- 1031
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-46-22-48-72
- fax number
- +33-5-46-22-49-23
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Encyclopedic overview
Les Mathes ( French pronunciation: [le mat]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
The commune includes the beach resort La Palmyre, and the Palmyre Zoo.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Les Mathes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.