Arrondissement Of La Rochelle
The Arrondissement of La Rochelle () is an arrondissement of France, located in the Charente-Maritime department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It has 58 communes. Its population is 227,693 (2021), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of La Rochelle, and their INSEE codes, are: # Andilly (17008) # Angliers (17009) # Angoulins (17010) # Ars-en-Ré (17019) # Aytré (17028) # Benon (17041) # Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré (17051) # Bourgneuf (17059) # Charron (17091) # Châtelaillon-Plage (17340) # Clavette (17109) # La Couarde-sur-Mer (17121) # Courçon (17127) # Cramchaban (17132) # Croix-Chapeau (17136) # Dompierre-sur-Mer (17142) # Esnandes (17153) # Ferrières (17158) # La Flotte (17161) # La Grève-sur-Mignon (17182) # Le Gué-d'Alleré (17186) # L'Houmeau (17190) # La Jarne (17193) # La Jarrie (17194) # Lagord (17200) # La Laigne (17201) # Loix (17207) # Longèves (17208) # Marans (17218) # Marsilly (17222) # Montroy (17245) # ...
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La Rochelle
La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle'') is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime Departments of France, department. With 78,535 inhabitants in 2021, La Rochelle is the most populated commune in the department and ranks fourth in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region after Bordeaux, the regional capital, Limoges and Poitiers. Situated on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean the city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988. Since the Middle Ages the harbour has opened onto a protected strait, the Pertuis d'Antioche and is regarded as a "Door océane" or gateway to the ocean because of the presence of its three ports (fishing, trade and yachting). The city has a strong commercial tradition, having an active port from very early on in its history. The city traces its origins to the Gallo-Roman culture, Gallo-Roman period, attested by the rema ...
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Charron, Charente-Maritime
Charron () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is situated at the outflow of the Sèvre Niortaise into the Atlantic Ocean. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 462 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

L'Houmeau
L'Houmeau () 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 462 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Le Gué-d'Alleré
Le Gué-d'Alleré () 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 462 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

La Grève-sur-Mignon
La Grève-sur-Mignon () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Before 1928, it was known as ''Saint-Martin-de-Villeneuve''. Population Personalities La Grève-sur-Mignon was the birthplace of: * Lova Moor, dancer and singer See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 462 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

La Flotte
La Flotte (; sometimes locally La Flotte-en-Re), is a ''Communes of France, commune'' on the Île de Ré off the western coast of France, administratively part of the Departments of France, department of Charente-Maritime within the larger Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.Commune de La Flotte (17161)
INSEE It is the largest municipality on the Île de Ré by area, and the second largest by population, second to Sainte-Marie-de-Ré on the southern tip of the island. La Flotte was declared one of the most beautiful villages in France by the eponymous independent tourism organization ''Les Plus Beaux Villages de France,'' and since 2011, the town has been a part of the departmental government's "Stone and Water Villages" tourism initiative to promote notable coastal and waterfront locales (i.e., where the s ...
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Ferrières, Charente-Maritime
Ferrières () 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 462 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Esnandes
Esnandes () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Its inhabitants are known as ''Esnandais'' (). Geography This small town north of La Rochelle faces the bay of Aiguillon (formerly Gulf Pictons). It situates on the cliffs overlooking the bays where mussels and oysters are produced which are still culminating to this day. History The first written mention of Esnandes dates to 920. In 1987, archaeological excavations traced the history of Esnandes thousands of years ago. Prehistoric sites, including a salt mine is behind an Esnandes church. The Roman occupation left traces in the form of a Roman villa at the Saint-Clement. Esnandes is famous for its revamped church. In 1622, the Council of the City of La Rochelle ordered its destruction in place for a Catholic stronghold. Its main activity include mussel farming which date back to the 13th century. The names of the trustees of the parish have come down to us: * ...
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Dompierre-sur-Mer
Dompierre-sur-Mer (, literally ''Dompierre on Sea'', before 1962: ''Dompierre'')Décret du 2 mars 1962 portant changement de nom de communes
''Journal officiel de la République française'' n° 0055, 7 March 1962, p. 2308. is a Communes of France, commune in the Charente-Maritime Departments of France, department, southwestern France.

Population

Personalities

* Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy * Jacques Archambault, Early settler of New France with his wife and seven children. Dug first well in Ville-Marie Montreal for Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve.

See also

* Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

External links

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Croix-Chapeau
Croix-Chapeau () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. History From 1953 to 1966 there was a 500-bed U.S. Army hospital in Croix-Chapeau, run by the 28th General Hospital unit,Labrude Pierre (2008) "Les hôpitaux construits en France pour l'US Army de 1950 a 1967: Organisation, localisation, usage." ("The hospitals constructed in France for the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1967: Organization, location, usage") ''Histoire des sciences médicales'' 42(3): pp. 301-310, in FrenchAbstract/ref> which is actually located on the neighboring town of Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis. For a while after 1966 it was used as a French Military Hospital. After being abandoned for several years, it was sold to a developer, who in the 2000s repurposed it as an industrial park. Notable people Paul Henderson, born August 15, 1962, in Croix-Chapeau, former chief minister of the Northern Territory for Australia. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Marit ...
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Cramchaban
Cram-Chaban (; known as Cramchaban until 31 December 2022) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Population Its inhabitants are known as ''Cramois'' or ''Cramchabanais'' in French. See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 462 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Courçon
Courçon () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan .... Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department References External links * Communes of Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{CharenteMaritime-geo-stub ...
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