Dompierre-sur-Mer
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Dompierre-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃pjɛʁ syʁ mɛʁ], literally Dompierre on Sea, before 1962: Dompierre)[3] is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France.
Dompierre-sur-Mer | |
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The Canal de Marans and its bridge | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Dompierre-sur-Mer | |
  Dompierre-sur-Mer  Dompierre-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′19″N 1°03′49″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | Aytré |
| Intercommunality | CA La Rochelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guillaume Krabal[1] |
Area 1 | 18.35 km2 (7.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,315 |
| • Density | 344.1/km2 (891.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17142 /17139 |
| Elevation | 4–35 m (13–115 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,947 | — |
| 1975 | 2,928 | +6.00% |
| 1982 | 3,472 | +2.46% |
| 1990 | 3,627 | +0.55% |
| 1999 | 4,305 | +1.92% |
| 2007 | 5,277 | +2.58% |
| 2012 | 5,348 | +0.27% |
| 2017 | 5,482 | +0.50% |
| 2023 | 6,315 | +2.39% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Personalities
- Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy
- Jacques Archambault, Early settler of New France with his wife and seven children. Dug first well in Ville-Marie Montreal for Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve.
