Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron

Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in 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.

Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
Commune
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron seen from the 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 (2014–2020)	Christophe Sueur
Area ^1	40.55 km^2 (15.66 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	6,743
• Density	170/km^2 (430/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	3,986	—
1800	4,233	+6.2%
1806	4,066	−3.9%
1821	4,419	+8.7%
1831	4,630	+4.8%
1836	4,822	+4.1%
1841	4,769	−1.1%
1846	4,861	+1.9%
1851	4,955	+1.9%
1856	4,777	−3.6%
1861	4,981	+4.3%
1866	5,152	+3.4%
1872	4,968	−3.6%
1876	4,939	−0.6%
1881	4,954	+0.3%
1886	4,829	−2.5%
1891	4,556	−5.7%
1896	4,419	−3.0%
1901	4,350	−1.6%
1906	4,376	+0.6%
1911	4,322	−1.2%
1921	4,035	−6.6%
1926	3,960	−1.9%
1931	3,693	−6.7%
1936	3,553	−3.8%
1946	3,350	−5.7%
1954	3,695	+10.3%
1962	4,025	+8.9%
1968	4,258	+5.8%
1975	4,604	+8.1%
1982	4,782	+3.9%
1990	5,365	+12.2%
1999	5,944	+10.8%
2008	6,377	+7.3%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.