Sainte-Gemme, Charente-Maritime
| Sainte-Gemme | |
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  Sainte-Gemme | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Sainte-Gemme | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′20″N 0°53′15″W / 45.7722°N 0.8875°WCoordinates: 45°46′20″N 0°53′15″W / 45.7722°N 0.8875°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saintes |
| Canton | Saint-Porchaire |
| Intercommunality | Charente-Arnoult-Cœur de Saintonge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Drugeon |
| Area1 | 40.91 km2 (15.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,273 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17330 / 17250 |
| Elevation |
7–44 m (23–144 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 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. | |
Sainte-Gemme is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 705 | — |
| 1968 | 811 | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 755 | −6.9% |
| 1982 | 779 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 869 | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 899 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 1,273 | +41.6% |
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