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Mirambeau () is a commune in the
Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Chérente-Marine''; ) is a Departments of France, department in the French Regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, on the country's west coast. Named after the river Charente (river), Charen ...
department in the
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine () is the largest Regions of France, administrative region in France by area, spanning the west and southwest of Metropolitan France. The region was created in 2014 by the merging of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes ...
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in southwestern
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. Mirambeau is situated on the Via Turonensis, the ancient pilgrimage route from Paris to
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via
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Population

The inhabitants of the town of Mirambeau are called ''Mirambeaulais''.


Chateau Mirambeau

First mentioned in the 11th century, the magnificent Chateau Mirambeau is situated on a 40 metre high hill overlooking the town. Today it is used as a 5-star hotel with 22 rooms and a restaurant.


See also

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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):


References


External links


Mirambeau on the Quid site
Communes of Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia County of Saintonge {{CharenteMaritime-geo-stub