Saint-Germain-du-Seudre
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Commune of Saint-Germain-du-Seudre |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac |
| Canton | Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Saintonge |
| Mayor | Josette Rapot (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 22 m–54 m (avg. 30 m) |
| Land area¹ | 16.09 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
330 |
| - Density | 21/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 17342/ 17240 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Saint-Germain-du-Seudre is a small historic town on the Gironde estuary. It is a commune of the Charente-Maritime département.
Although it belongs administratively to the "canton" of Saint Genis de Saintonge, the nearest market town is Gémozac and is noted for its numerous vineyards, sunflower fields and the former wheat mill located in 'Moulin De La Barre'. Eutrope Dupon (1823-1897), born in Saint-Germain-du-Seudre, was a deputy in the Frnech National Assembly from 1893 to 1897. There is a bust of him in St-Germain.[1]
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