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Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron

Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron seen from the bell tower
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron seen from the bell tower
Coat of arms of Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
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Location of Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron is located in France
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
Location within France
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°56′37″N 1°18′21″W / 45.9436°N 1.3058°W / 45.9436; -1.3058
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementRochefort
CantonÎle d'Oléron
IntercommunalityÎle-d'Oléron
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Sueur[1]
Area
1
40.55 km2 (15.66 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (6.6 ft)
Highest elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2023)[2]
6,633
 • Density163.6/km2 (423.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17385 /17310
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ dɔleʁɔ̃], lit. 'St. Peter of Oléron', before 1962: Saint-Pierre)[3] is a commune in the French department of Charente-Maritime, southwestern France. It is located on the island of Oléron. As the largest city on the island, it is widely considered to be the island's main city.

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References

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  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Décret du 2 mars 1962 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0055, 7 March 1962, p. 2308.
  4. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron, EHESS (in French).
  5. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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