The Canton of Aytré is a
canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
Arts and ent ...
of the
Charente-Maritime ''
département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...
'', in
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. After the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 3 to 4
communes:
Décret n° 2014-269 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Charente-Maritime
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*Aytré
Aytré () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
Aytré is especially known for its long beach, which is easily accessible from neighbouring La Rochelle, or Les Minimes. The beach is flat and sh ...
*Dompierre-sur-Mer
Dompierre-sur-Mer (, literally ''Dompierre on Sea'') is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France.
Population
Personalities
* Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy
* Jacques Archambault, Early settler of New France with his ...
* Périgny
* Puilboreau
Population history
See also
* Cantons of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 27 cantons of the Charente-Maritime department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
* Aytré
* Chaniers
* Châtelaillon-Plage
* Île d'Oléron
* Île de Ré
...
References
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Cantons of Charente-Maritime