Saint-Germain-du-Seudre

Saint-Germain-du-Seudre is a small historic town on the Gironde estuary. It is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Saint-Germain-du-Seudre
Town hall
Location of Saint-Germain-du-Seudre
Saint-Germain-du-Seudre
Saint-Germain-du-Seudre
Coordinates: 45°30′43″N 0°40′02″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementJonzac
CantonPons
IntercommunalityHaute-Saintonge
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Josette Rapet
Area
1
16.09 km2 (6.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
433
  Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17342 /17240
Elevation22–54 m (72–177 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The nearest market town is Gémozac. It is noted for its numerous vineyards, sunflower fields and the former wheat mill located in 'Moulin De La Barre'. Eutrope Dupon (1823-1897), born in Saint-Germain-du-Seudre, was a deputy (congressman) in the French National Assembly from 1893 to 1897. There is a bust of him in St-Germain.[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962414    
1968399−3.6%
1975378−5.3%
1982363−4.0%
1990346−4.7%
1999330−4.6%
2008363+10.0%

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