Saint-Trojan

Saint-Trojan
Saint-Trojan
Location within Aquitaine region  Saint-Trojan
Coordinates: 45°05′19″N 0°34′44″W / 45.0886°N 0.5789°WCoordinates: 45°05′19″N 0°34′44″W / 45.0886°N 0.5789°W
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Blaye
Canton	Bourg
Intercommunality	Canton of Bourg
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bruno Gravineau
Area^1	3.05 km^2 (1.18 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	307
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	33486 / 33710
Elevation	39–92 m (128–302 ft) (avg. 92 m or 302 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-Trojan is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. The United States Navy established a naval air station on 14 July 1918 to operate seaplanes during World War I. The base closed shortly after the First Armistice at Compiègne.^[1]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	190	—
1968	234	+23.2%
1975	259	+10.7%
1982	269	+3.9%
1990	288	+7.1%
1999	318	+10.4%
2008	307	−3.5%

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

• INSEE

1. Van Wyen, Adrian O. (1969). Naval Aviation in World War I. Washington, D.C.: Chief of Naval Operations. p. 80.