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Châtelaillon-Plage
Châtelaillon-PlageLocation within Poitou-Charentes region
Châtelaillon-PlageAdministration Country France Region Poitou-Charentes Department Charente-Maritime Arrondissement La Rochelle Canton Aytré Intercommunality La Rochelle Mayor Jean-Louis Léonard
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 0–21 m (0–69 ft)
(avg. 3 m/9.8 ft)Land area1 6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi) Population2 6,049 (2008) - Density 918 /km2 (2,380 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 17094/ 17340 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 46°04′27″N 1°05′12″W / 46.0741667°N 1.08667°W
Châtelaillon-Plage is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
It is located south of the city of La Rochelle and is also a suburb. It is twinned with Knebworth in England.
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Population
Historical population of Châtelaillon-Plage 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 5234 5347 5354 5439 4993 5625 6049 History
In the 16th century near the point of Cornard today featured a fortress known as Castrym Allionis, the old capital of Aunis. On August 1130, the Duke of Aquitaine William X of Poitiers, sieged the château. The leader of the place Isembert deprived its troops. The rest of the fortress were totally despaired in the 16th century, a small hamlet with bells of the swamps. During the 19th century, it had agricultural area in Boucholeurs. At the end of the nineteenth century, it was linked with rail, it constructed its first baths bains de mar with numerous villas.
Today, the location of the mediaeval château is uncertain, it may also located by the Turge.
Education
- Ecole maternelle et élementaire Pierre Jonchery (Pierre Joncher Maternal and Elementary School)
- Ecole maternelle Les Sables
- Ecole élémentaire Les Boucholeurs (Les Boucholeurs Elementary School)
- Ecole élémentaire Paul Michaud (Paul Michaud Elementary School)
- Collège André Malraux
- CIPECMA (Centre Interconsulaire de Perfectionnement et d'Enseignement de la Charente-Maritime) géré par la Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de La Rochelle.
See also
References
External links
Categories:- Communes of Charente-Maritime
- Arrondissement of La Rochelle
- Charente-Maritime geography stubs
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