Saint-Sornin, Charente-Maritime

Saint-Sornin
Saint-Sornin
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Saint-Sornin
Coordinates: 45°46′10″N 0°58′40″W / 45.7694°N 0.9778°WCoordinates: 45°46′10″N 0°58′40″W / 45.7694°N 0.9778°W
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Marennes
Intercommunality	Bassin de Marennes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Francine Baudin
Area^1	13.49 km^2 (5.21 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	301
• Density	22/km^2 (58/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	17406 / 17600
Elevation	0–31 m (0–102 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
^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-Sornin is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Saint Sornin is just off the main road between Saintes and Marennes. There is only a bar/cafe and a bakery in the village, with the closest shops in Marennes. There is a small campsite just outside the village on the road to Brue. The road to Brue is a dead end, but there are some old ruins and a small bird life museum at the end of the road.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,515	—
1800	1,409	−7.0%
1806	1,337	−5.1%
1821	1,177	−12.0%
1831	1,602	+36.1%
1836	1,677	+4.7%
1841	1,733	+3.3%
1846	1,613	−6.9%
1851	1,680	+4.2%
1856	1,724	+2.6%
1861	1,641	−4.8%
1866	1,538	−6.3%
1872	1,552	+0.9%
1876	1,491	−3.9%
1881	1,536	+3.0%
1886	1,498	−2.5%
1891	1,413	−5.7%
1896	1,282	−9.3%
1901	1,251	−2.4%
1906	529	−57.7%
1911	475	−10.2%
1921	427	−10.1%
1926	450	+5.4%
1931	401	−10.9%
1936	392	−2.2%
1946	349	−11.0%
1954	373	+6.9%
1962	348	−6.7%
1968	316	−9.2%
1975	344	+8.9%
1982	310	−9.9%
1990	322	+3.9%
1999	328	+1.9%
2008	301	−8.2%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

• INSEE