Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron

Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ dɔleʁɔ̃], lit. 'St. Peter of Oléron') 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.

Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
Commune
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron seen from the bell tower
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
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Coordinates: 45°56′37″N 1°18′21″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Île d'Oléron
Intercommunality	Île-d'Oléron
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Sueur[1]
Area 1	40.55 km2 (15.66 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	6,627
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17385 /17310
Elevation	0–15 m (0–49 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,986 —     1800 4,233 +0.86% 1806 4,066 −0.67% 1821 4,419 +0.56% 1831 4,630 +0.47% 1836 4,822 +0.82% 1841 4,769 −0.22% 1846 4,861 +0.38% 1851 4,955 +0.38% 1856 4,777 −0.73% 1861 4,981 +0.84% 1866 5,152 +0.68% 1872 4,968 −0.60% 1876 4,939 −0.15% 1881 4,954 +0.06% 1886 4,829 −0.51% 1891 4,556 −1.16% 1896 4,419 −0.61%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,350 −0.31% 1906 4,376 +0.12% 1911 4,322 −0.25% 1921 4,035 −0.68% 1926 3,960 −0.37% 1931 3,693 −1.39% 1936 3,553 −0.77% 1946 3,350 −0.59% 1954 3,695 +1.23% 1962 4,025 +1.08% 1968 4,258 +0.94% 1975 4,604 +1.12% 1982 4,782 +0.54% 1990 5,365 +1.45% 1999 5,944 +1.15% 2007 6,204 +0.54% 2012 6,573 +1.16% 2017 6,743 +0.51%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Media related to Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron at Wikimedia Commons