Saint-Porchaire

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Saint-Porchaire

Total population

1,937

Elevation7 m

Land area17.4 km²

Coordinates45.82°, -0.79°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Saint-Porchaire is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

André Antoine Bernard

French lawyer and revolutionary (1751–1818)

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Charles de Courbon

French colonial administrator (1622-1696)

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Gustave Biéler

SOE agent (1904-1944)

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Jean-César-Marie-Alexandre Chaudruc de Crazannes

French poet and archaeologist

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Jean Nadeaud

French botanist (1834-1898)

Joseph Eschassériaux

French politician and diplomat (1753-1824)

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Pierre Boursicot

French civil servant (1899-1986)

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René Eschassériaux

French politician

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Vincent La Soudière

French poet (1939–1993)

Antoine Bourreau de Beauséjour

French politician (1771-1855)

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Auguste Potier de Pommeroy

French politician (1797-1860)

Maxime Martin

André Brillouet

French politician

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Rachel Thoreau

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Suzanne de Saint-Mathurin

French archeologist (1900-1991)

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Maurice Bures

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Gallery

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