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.
Le Puy is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Blaye is a commune and subprefecture in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. For centuries, Blaye was a particularly convenient crossing point for those who came from the north and went to Bordeaux or further south, to Spain and Portugal. Fortified since antiquity, this eminently strategic site located on the bank of a large river, was modernized at the end of the 17th century, thanks to Vauban. In 1685, the Commissaire general des fortifications of Louis XIV proposed the construction of a real lock on the Gironde in order to "take control of the river" and to hold Bordeaux in case of a revolt. It is then that the citadel of Blaye was built, constituting the major element of the estuary control system. Dominating the urban landscape, this imposing building has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008, as part of a group of structures engineered by Vauban, in testimony to their global influence on military architecture and planning over the next few centuries.
Saint-Macaire is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is the site of the Château de Tardes. Saint-Macaire station has rail connections to Agen, Langon and Bordeaux.
The arrondissement of Langon is an arrondissement of France in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 196 communes. Its population is 132,346 (2016), and its area is 2,644.3 km2 (1,021.0 sq mi).
Saint-Médard-en-Jalles is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
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.
Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Saint-Félix-de-Foncaude is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Saint-Hippolyte is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Saint-Pey-de-Castets is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Saint-Pierre-d'Aurillac is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Saint-Pierre-d'Aurillac station has rail connections to Agen, Langon and Bordeaux.
Saint-Pierre-de-Bat is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Saint-Sauveur-de-Puynormand is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Saint-Savin is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Saint-Laurent-des-Combes is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
The canton of Le Sud-Gironde is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Langon.
