Vaux-sur-Mer

Vaux-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [vo syʁ mɛʁ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Vaux-sur-Mer
Commune
The church in Vaux-sur-Mer
Coat of arms
Location of Vaux-sur-Mer
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Coordinates: 45°38′42″N 1°03′37″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Royan
Intercommunality	CA Royan Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrice Libelli[1]
Area 1	5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,030
• Density	680/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17461 /17640
Elevation	0–27 m (0–89 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 367 —     1800 320 −1.94% 1806 332 +0.62% 1821 371 +0.74% 1831 374 +0.08% 1836 387 +0.69% 1841 388 +0.05% 1846 367 −1.11% 1851 406 +2.04% 1856 419 +0.63% 1861 421 +0.10% 1866 406 −0.72% 1872 440 +1.35% 1876 441 +0.06% 1881 485 +1.92% 1886 475 −0.42% 1891 488 +0.54% 1896 531 +1.70%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 537 +0.22% 1906 554 +0.63% 1911 605 +1.78% 1921 564 −0.70% 1926 540 −0.87% 1931 611 +2.50% 1936 630 +0.61% 1946 619 −0.18% 1954 1,038 +6.68% 1962 1,368 +3.51% 1968 1,798 +4.66% 1975 2,163 +2.68% 1982 2,481 +1.98% 1990 3,054 +2.63% 1999 3,448 +1.36% 2007 3,785 +1.17% 2012 3,896 +0.58% 2017 3,798 −0.51%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department