Les Mathes

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Les Mathes
Commune
The town hall in Les Mathes
Location of Les Mathes
Les Mathes Location within France Show map of France Les Mathes Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°43′05″N 1°08′49″W / 45.7181°N 1.1469°W / 45.7181; -1.1469
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	La Tremblade
Intercommunality	CA Royan Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie Bascle
Area 1	34.38 km2 (13.27 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Highest elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2023)	2,180
• Density	63.4/km2 (164/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17225 /17570
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Mathes (French pronunciation: [le mat]) 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

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

External links

• Media related to Les Mathes at Wikimedia Commons

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