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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.
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 [].
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.
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 Arch of Germanicus is an ancient Roman arch in Saintes, Charente-Maritime in France. It was built in 18 or 19 by a rich citizen of the town (then known as Mediolanum Santonum ), C. Julius Rufus, and dedicated to the emperor Tiberius , his son Drusus Julius Caesar , and his adoptive son Germanicus .
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).
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 ...
Abbaye aux Dames. The Abbaye aux Dames ("Ladies' Abbey") was the first Benedictine nunnery in Saintes in Charente-Maritime in France.The abbey was founded in 1047 by Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou, and his wife Agnes. [1]