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Saintes

Subprefecture and commune

Historic centre of Saintes.

Coat of arms

Saintes

Location in France

Saintes

Location in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Country

Saintes

CA de Saintes

Area

45.55 km² (17.59 sq mi)

Population

(2014)

25,149

• Density

552.12/km² (1,429.98/sq mi)

Saintais

• Summer (DST)

INSEE/Postal code

17415 /17100

Elevation

2–81 m (6.6–265.7 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 ft)

Website

www.ville-saintes.fr

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saintes is a French commune and historic town, a subprefecture in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Saintes.

Before the French Revolution, Saintes was the capital of the old province of Saintonge.

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Administration
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Geography

Saintes is in the central eastern part of the Charente-Maritime department, in the old province of Saintonge, along the Charente river that flows through the commune from south to north.

The commune has an area of 45.6 km² (17.6 sq mi), and its average altitude is 42 m (138 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 20 m (66 ft).

The distances from Saintes to other cities are:

Paris, the national capital - 472 km (293 mi);
Bordeaux, the regional capital - 120 km (75 mi);
Toulouse - 356 km (221 mi);
Reims - 607 km (377 mi);
Lyon - 584 km (363 mi);
Montpellier - 595 km (370 mi);
Strasbourg - 925 km (575 mi);
Nantes - 237 km (147 mi);
Marseille - 759 km (472 mi).

Saintes and its neighboring *communes*

The commune of Saintes is surrounded by the communes:

Écurat, Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux	Port-d'Envaux	Bussac-sur-Charente, Fontcouverte
Nieul-lès-Saintes, Pessines		Chaniers
	Saintes

Chermignac	Thénac	Les Gonds

Climate

The climate of Saintes, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population

The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Saintais (women: Saintaises).

With a population of 25,149, Saintes has a population density of 552 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Saintes

Administration

Saintes is a subprefecture of the Charente-Maritime department, the capital of the arrondissement of Saintes and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Saintes.

It is part of the intercommunality CA Saintes (French: Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes).