Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron

Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
Commune
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron seen from the bell tower
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
Coordinates: 45°56′37″N 1°18′21″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Île d'Oléron
Intercommunality	Île-d'Oléron
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Sueur
Area 1	40.55 km2 (15.66 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	6,627
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17385 /17310
Elevation	0–15 m (0–49 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ dɔleʁɔ̃], lit. 'St. Peter of Oléron', before 1962: Saint-Pierre) is a commune in the French department of Charente-Maritime, southwestern France. It is located on the island of Oléron. As the largest city on the island, it is widely considered to be the island's main city.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,986 —     1800 4,233 +0.86% 1806 4,066 −0.67% 1821 4,419 +0.56% 1831 4,630 +0.47% 1836 4,822 +0.82% 1841 4,769 −0.22% 1846 4,861 +0.38% 1851 4,955 +0.38% 1856 4,777 −0.73% 1861 4,981 +0.84% 1866 5,152 +0.68% 1872 4,968 −0.60% 1876 4,939 −0.15% 1881 4,954 +0.06% 1886 4,829 −0.51% 1891 4,556 −1.16% 1896 4,419 −0.61%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,350 −0.31% 1906 4,376 +0.12% 1911 4,322 −0.25% 1921 4,035 −0.68% 1926 3,960 −0.37% 1931 3,693 −1.39% 1936 3,553 −0.77% 1946 3,350 −0.59% 1954 3,695 +1.23% 1962 4,025 +1.08% 1968 4,258 +0.94% 1975 4,604 +1.12% 1982 4,782 +0.54% 1990 5,365 +1.45% 1999 5,944 +1.15% 2007 6,204 +0.54% 2012 6,573 +1.16% 2017 6,743 +0.51%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

External links

• Media related to Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron at Wikimedia Commons