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Charente-Maritime is a department on the southwestern coast of France named after the Charente River.
Gironde is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwest France. It is named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway. The Bordeaux wine region is in the Gironde.
Arcachon is a commune in the southwestern French department of Gironde. It is a popular swimming destination on the Atlantic coast 55 kilometres (34 mi) southwest of Bordeaux, in the Landes forest. It has a sandy beach and a mild climate said to be favourable for invalids suffering from pulmonary complaints.
Arcachon is twinned with:* Aveiro, Portugal
Royan is a commune and town in the south-west of France, in the department of Charente-Maritime in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its inhabitants are known as Royannais and Royannaises. Capital of the Côte de Beauté, Royan is one of the main French Atlantic coastal resort towns, and has five beaches, a marina for over 1,000 boats, and an active fishing port. As of 2013, the population of the greater urban area was 48,982. The town had 18,393 inhabitants in 2015.
Jonzac is a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. The historian Jean Glénisson (1921–2010) was born in Jonzac as well as the philosopher Jean Hippolyte (1907–1968)
Andernos-les-Bains is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
Saint-Germain-du-Seudre is a small historic town on the Gironde estuary. It is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Talmont-sur-Gironde is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is situated on the right (east) bank of the river Gironde.
Arces, commonly identified under the name Arces-sur-Gironde, is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Its residents are referred to as Arcillons or Arcillonnes.
Floirac is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2018, the former commune of Saint-Romain-sur-Gironde was merged into Floirac.
Meschers-sur-Gironde is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Mortagne-sur-Gironde is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Its inhabitants are called the Mortagnais and Mortagnaises.
Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
And important seaside resort of Royan and the coast of Beauty, on the right bank of the mouth of the Gironde estuary and adjacent Atlantic Ocean, Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is a major economic and tourist centers of royannaise metropolitan city which it is now becoming a residential suburb. It has a population of 5,086 inhabitants (2011) - to over 50,000 people during the summer season - the heart of a community of agglomeration Royan Atlantique with 79 441 inhabitants (2011)
Saint-Romain-sur-Gironde is a former commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the commune of Floirac.
