Matha, Charente-Maritime
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Matha | |
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 Location of Matha | |
  Matha  Matha | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′06″N 0°19′08″W / 45.8683°N 0.3189°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Canton | Matha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Wilfrid Hairie[1] |
Area 1 | 19.08 km2 (7.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,191 |
| • Density | 114.8/km2 (297.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17224 /17160 |
| Elevation | 23–68 m (75–223 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Matha (French pronunciation: [mata]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
In 1818 Matha absorbed the former commune of Saint-Hercé.[3]
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