Port-des-Barques

Port-des-Barques
Open-air chapel
Open-air chapel
Coat of arms of Port-des-Barques
Location of Port-des-Barques
Port-des-Barques is located in France
Port-des-Barques
Port-des-Barques
Location within France
Port-des-Barques is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Port-des-Barques
Port-des-Barques
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°57′00″N 1°04′59″W / 45.95°N 1.083°W / 45.95; -1.083
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementRochefort
CantonTonnay-Charente
IntercommunalityCA Rochefort Océan
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Lydie Demené[1]
Area
1
5.66 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,780
 • Density314/km2 (815/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Portbarquais, Portbarquaise (fr)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17484 /17730
Elevation0–10 m (0–33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Port-des-Barques (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ de baʁk]) is a commune in the department of Charente-Maritime, and the region of New Aquitaine, southwestern France. It was created in 1947 from part of Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,181—    
1975 1,234+0.63%
1982 1,330+1.08%
1990 1,455+1.13%
1999 1,534+0.59%
2007 1,835+2.26%
2012 1,903+0.73%
2017 1,777−1.36%
2023 1,780+0.03%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Port-des-Barques, EHESS (in French).
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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