Saint-Jean-d'Angély

Saint-Jean-d'Angély is a French commune, a subprefecture in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély.

The commune has its historical origins in the Abbey of Saint-Jean-d'Angély.

Geography
Saint-Jean-d'Angély is in the northeast of the Charente-Maritime department, in the old province of Saintonge, along the Boutonne river, a tributary of the Charente river.

The commune of Saint-Jean-d'Angély has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

+ Distance from Saint-Jean-d'Angély to other cities Bordeaux  Toulouse  Montpellier  Lyon  Nantes  Paris  Marseille             

+ Saint-Jean-d'Angély and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Saint-Jean-d'Angély

The commune of Saint-Jean-d'Angély is surrounded by the communes:

Climate
The climate of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population
The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Angériens (women: Angériennes).

With a population of 7,123, Saint-Jean-d'Angély has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Saint-Jean-d'Angély

 Administration 
Saint-Jean-d'Angély is a subprefecture of the Charente-Maritime department, the capital of the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély and the administrative centre () of the canton of Saint-Jean-d'Angély.

It is part of the intercommunality Vals de Saintonge ().

 Twinned and partner towns 
Saint-Jean-d'Angély is twinned with:
  Saint-Sulpice, Quebec, Canada
  New Iberia, Louisiana, United States

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Related pages
 Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély
 Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

Other websites

 Mairie de Saint-Jean-d'Angély website 

Category:Subprefectures in France
Category:Communes in Charente-Maritime