Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime | |
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Prefecture building in La Rochelle | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Charente-Maritime in France | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′N 0°58′W / 45.950°N 0.967°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Prefecture | La Rochelle |
| Subprefectures | Jonzac Rochefort Saintes Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Sylvie Marcilly (DVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,864 km2 (2,650 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 672,279 |
| • Rank | 40th |
| • Density | 97.94/km2 (253.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | FR-17 |
| Department number | 17 |
| Arrondissements | 5 |
| Cantons | 27 |
| Communes | 463 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
Charente-Maritime (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁɑ̃t maʁitim] ⓘ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: Chérente-Marine; Occitan: Charanta Maritima) is a department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, on the country's west coast. Named after the river Charente, its prefecture is La Rochelle. As of 2019, it had a population of 651,358 with an area of 6,864 square kilometres (2,650 sq mi).