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Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
Commune
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne seen from the lighthouse
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
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Coordinates: 45°36′20″N 0°59′55″W / 45.6056°N 0.9986°W / 45.6056; -0.9986
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Royan
Intercommunality	CA Royan Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Richaud [1]
Area 1	10.58 km2 (4.08 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	5,170
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17333 /17110
Elevation	0–45 m (0–148 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
Website	[1]
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ də didɔn]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. ^[3]

An important seaside resort of Royan and the coast of Beauty, on the right bank of the mouth of the Gironde estuary and adjacent Atlantic Ocean, Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is a major economic and tourist centers of royannaise metropolitan city which it is now becoming a residential suburb. It has a population of 5,342 inhabitants (2019) - to over 50,000 people during the summer season - and is part of the agglomeration community of Royan Atlantique with 83,661 inhabitants (2019).

Population

Notable people

• Jean-Michel Coulon, Abstract painter
• Colette Besson, Athlete
• Jean-Paul Gonzalez, Virologist

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

External links

• Media related to Saint-Georges-de-Didonne at Wikimedia Commons

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