Oléron
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The Isle of Oléron or Oléron Island (French: île d'Oléron, [il dɔleʁɔ̃]; Saintongese: ilâte d'Olerun; Latin: Uliaros insula, [uliˈaːros ˈinsula]) is an island off the Atlantic coast of France (due west of Rochefort), on the southern side of the Pertuis d'Antioche strait.
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It is the second largest island of Metropolitan France, after Corsica, with a length of 30 km (20 miles) and a width of 8 km (5 miles). It has an area of 174 km2 (67 sq. mi.) and more than 21,000 permanent inhabitants.