Les Mathes

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Coordinates: 45°43′05″N 1°08′49″W / 45.7180555556, -1.14694444444

Commune of Les Mathes - La Palmyre

Location
Les Mathes (France)
Les Mathes
Administration
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Rochefort
Canton La Tremblade
Intercommunality Royan Atlantique
Mayor Robert Jono
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–40 m
(avg. 35 m)
Land area¹ 34,38 km²
Population²
(1999)
1452
 - Density 42/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 17225/ 17570
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Les Mathes - La Palmyre (or La Palmyre - Les Mathes) is a commune in France, located in the département of Charente-Maritime and the region of Poitou-Charentes. The town is also home to the Palmyre Zoo.