Nieul-lès-Saintes

Nieul-lès-Saintes (French pronunciation: [njœl lɛ sɛ̃t], literally Nieul near Saintes) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Nieul-lès-Saintes
Commune
The church and surroundings in Nieul-lès-Saintes
Location of Nieul-lès-Saintes
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Coordinates: 45°45′38″N 0°43′52″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saintes
Canton	Saint-Porchaire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Mikaël Moinet[1]
Area 1	20.41 km2 (7.88 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,213
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17262 /17810
Elevation	19–68 m (62–223 ft) (avg. 45 m or 148 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.	±%
1962	625	—
1968	636	+1.8%
1975	569	−10.5%
1982	763	+34.1%
1990	953	+24.9%
1999	975	+2.3%
2008	988	+1.3%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department