Le Château-d'Oléron

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Le Château-d'Oléron
Commune
Art and craft shops in Le Château-d'Oléron
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°53′09″N 1°11′41″W / 45.8858°N 1.1947°W / 45.8858; -1.1947Coordinates: 45°53′09″N 1°11′41″W / 45.8858°N 1.1947°W / 45.8858; -1.1947
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Île d'Oléron
Intercommunality	Île-d'Oléron
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Parent[1]
Area 1	15.67 km2 (6.05 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	4,229
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17093 /17480
Elevation	0–10 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.

Le Château-d'Oléron (French pronunciation: ​[lə ʃɑto dɔleʁɔ̃]) is a commune located on the island of Oleron in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

The town is surrounded by fortifications in the form of a Bastion fort (similar to a "star fort".)

Population[]

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  Le Château-d'Oléron, 1703 military mock-up

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  The main gate of the citadel

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  Old oyster farmers' huts renewed and converted into arts and crafts shops

See also[]

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

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