Les Mathes

Les Mathes
Commune
The town hall in Les Mathes
Location of Les Mathes
Les Mathes Show map of France Les Mathes Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°43′05″N1°08′49″W / 45.7181°N 1.1469°W / 45.7181; -1.1469
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	La Tremblade
Intercommunality	CA Royan Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie Bascle [1]
Area 1	34.38 km2 (13.27 sq mi)
Population  (2023) [2]	2,180
• Density	63.4/km2 (164/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17225 /17570
Elevation	0–40 m (0–131 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Mathes (French pronunciation: [lemat] ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

The commune includes the beach resort La Palmyre, and the Palmyre Zoo. ^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 554 —     1800 511 −1.15% 1806 486 −0.83% 1821 510 +0.32% 1831 616 +1.91% 1836 615 −0.03% 1841 700 +2.62% 1846 702 +0.06% 1851 711 +0.26% 1856 746 +0.97% 1861 786 +1.05% 1866 830 +1.10% 1872 831 +0.02% 1876 875 +1.30% 1881 835 −0.93% 1886 829 −0.14% 1891 860 +0.74% 1896 878 +0.42% 1901 889 +0.25%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 880 −0.20% 1911 854 −0.60% 1921 795 −0.71% 1926 754 −1.05% 1931 732 −0.59% 1936 772 +1.07% 1946 878 +1.29% 1954 794 −1.25% 1962 806 +0.19% 1968 836 +0.61% 1975 898 +1.03% 1982 1,005 +1.62% 1990 1,205 +2.29% 1999 1,452 +2.09% 2007 1,675 +1.80% 2012 1,741 +0.78% 2017 1,974 +2.54% 2023 2,180 +1.67%
Source: EHESS [4] and INSEE (1968-2023) [5]

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See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. "La Palmyre Zoo". Aunis Marais Poitevin. Aunis Marais Poitevin. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Les Mathes, EHESS (in French).
5. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

External links

• Media related to Les Mathes at Wikimedia Commons