Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique is the ''

communauté d'agglomération An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté urb ...

'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

Royan Royan (; in the Saintongeais dialect; oc, Roian) is a commune and town in the south-west of France, in the department of Charente-Maritime in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its inhabitants are known as ''Royannais'' and ''Royannaises''. Capi ...

. It is located in the

Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime () is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on the southwestern coast of France. 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 kil ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

, in the

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by t ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

, southwestern

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 ...

. Created in 2001, its seat is in Royan.CA Royan Atlantique (N° SIREN : 241700640)
BANATIC. Retrieved 16 November 2022. Its area is 603.9 km². Its population was 83,661 in 2019, of which 18,419 in Royan proper.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

Composition

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 33 communes: # Arces #

Arvert Arvert () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Alvertons'' or ''Alvertonnes''. Geography Arvert is located some 14 km north-w ...

Barzan Barzan can refer to: Geography * Barzan, Iraq, a city in northern Iraq * Barzan, Iran, a village in Lorestan Province, Iran * Barzan, alternate name of Sevaldi, a village in North Khorasan Province, Iran * Barzan, Charente-Maritime, a town in Fran ...

# Boutenac-Touvent # Breuillet # Brie-sous-Mortagne #

Chaillevette Chaillevette () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Population Gallery Image:Eglise de Chaillevette.jpg Image:CHV1.jpg Image:Chaillevette CHV2.jpg Image:CHV4.jpg See als ...

# Le Chay # Chenac-Saint-Seurin-d'Uzet # Corme-Écluse #

Cozes Cozes () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Its inhabitants are ''Cozillions'' . The town of Cozes forms part of the urban community Royan, which, as of 2006, had a tota ...

# L'Éguille #

Épargnes Épargnes () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of F ...

# Étaules # Floirac # Grézac #

Les Mathes Les Mathes () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The commune includes the beach resort La Palmyre, and the Palmyre Zoo. Population Gallery Image:Les mathes Eglise.jp ...

# Médis # Meschers-sur-Gironde #

Mornac-sur-Seudre Mornac-sur-Seudre (, literally ''Mornac on Seudre'') is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes ...

Mortagne-sur-Gironde Mortagne-sur-Gironde () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Its inhabitants are called the Mortagnais and Mortagnaises. Bordering the banks of the Gironde estuary, this small town was for centuries a princi ...

# Sablonceaux # Saint-Augustin #

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne Saint-Georges-de-Didonne () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Saint-Palais-sur-Mer Saint-Palais-sur-Mer (, literally ''Saint-Palais on Sea'') is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population Gallery Image:Ancienne église Saint Pallais.jpg Image:St Palais7.jpg Image:Sentier à Saint-Pala ...

# Saint-Romain-de-Benet # Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan #

Saujon Saujon () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of Franc ...

Semussac Semussac () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of Fran ...

# Talmont-sur-Gironde #

La Tremblade La Tremblade () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in south-western France. Toponymy The name of the town probably derives from the presence of aspen trees (French: ''tremblers'') in the ...

Vaux-sur-Mer Vaux-sur-Mer () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of ...

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