Saint-Clément-des-Baleines
| Saint-Clément-des-Baleines | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Saint-Clément-des-Baleines | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′44″N 1°32′18″W / 46.2289°N 1.5383°WCoordinates: 46°13′44″N 1°32′18″W / 46.2289°N 1.5383°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | Ars-en-Ré |
| Intercommunality | Île de Ré |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gilles Duval |
| Area1 | 6.80 km2 (2.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 723 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17318 / 17590 |
| Elevation |
0–18 m (0–59 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
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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. | |
Saint-Clément-des-Baleines is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is situated on the Île de Ré.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 439 | — |
| 1968 | 490 | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 480 | −2.0% |
| 1982 | 516 | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 607 | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 728 | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 723 | −0.7% |
Geography
This commune has no heaven. Five villages are aggregated in: Le Gillieux, Le Chabot, La Tricherie, Le Griveau, Le Godinand. It was named according to mass whale strandings happened on the sandbank at the northwestern side of the island during their migrations.[1] The Phare des Baleines is located on the western cap of Île de ré.
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