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Saintes (French: ⓘ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: Sénte) is a commune and historic town in western France, in the Charente-Maritime department of which it is a sub-prefecture, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Saintes is the second-largest city in Charente-Maritime, with 25,518 inhabitants in 2021.
The arrondissement of Saintes is an arrondissement of France in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 88 communes . [ 2 ] Its population is 118,506 (2021), and its area is 1,320.4 km 2 (509.8 sq mi).
Despite a picturesque appearance highlighted by a few old residences (one of which retains traces of half-timbering, [4] the only testimony to a method of construction once very widespread in Saintes), rue Alsace-Lorraine was completely redesigned in 18th century as part of an urban plan implemented by the intendants Auget de Montyon and Guéau de Reverseaux [].
Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes (since 2023: Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo) [1] is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Saintes. It is located in the Charente-Maritime department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France. Created in 2013, its seat is in Saintes. [2]
The largest city is Saintes (Xaintes, Xainctes). Other principal towns include Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Jonzac, Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan, Royan, Marennes, Pons, and Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire. In 1790, during the French Revolution, Saintonge became part of Charente-Inférieure, one of the 83 departments organized by the new government.
Saintes is a village and a district in the municipality of Tubize, in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. The history of the village is closely linked to the legend of Saint Reineldis, a locally venerated saint from the 7th century. During the Middle Ages, Lobbes Abbey had large holdings in the area. The village retained its rural character until the end ...
The canton of Saintes is an administrative division of the Charente-Maritime department, western France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came ...
People from Saintes, Charente-Maritime (1 C, 34 P) Pages in category "Saintes, Charente-Maritime" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.