Thaims
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Thaims (French pronunciation: [tɛ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
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The church in Thaims | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 45°37′23″N 0°47′06″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saintes |
| Canton | Saintonge Estuaire |
| Intercommunality | Gémozac et Saintonge Viticole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Tapon[1] |
Area 1 | 8.74 km2 (3.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 396 |
| • Density | 45.3/km2 (117/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17442 /17120 |
| Elevation | 13–31 m (43–102 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. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 329 | — |
| 1968 | 311 | −5.5% |
| 1975 | 256 | −17.7% |
| 1982 | 229 | −10.5% |
| 1990 | 232 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 239 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 334 | +39.7% |
Heraldry
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Tierced in reversed pairle: 1st Or, a bunch of purple grapes, stalked tenné and leaved vert; 2nd Gules, three silver columns arranged fesswise and surmounted by a silver sword hilted or placed fesswise; 3rd Azure, three wavy silver bars and two gold keys, crossed in saltire and linked by a chain of the same.
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