Saint-Clément-des-Baleines
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Saint-Clément-des-Baleines
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| Coordinates: 46°13′44″N 1°32′18″W / 46.2289°N 1.5383°WCoordinates: 46°13′44″N 1°32′18″W / 46.2289°N 1.5383°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | Île de Ré |
| Intercommunality | Île de Ré |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gilles Duval |
| Area1 | 6.80 km2 (2.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 723 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17318 /17590 |
| Elevation | 0–18 m (0–59 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Saint-Clément-des-Baleines is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is situated on the Île de Ré.
This commune has no harbor. Five villages are aggregated in: Le Gillieux, Le Chabot, La Tricherie, Le Griveau, Le Godinand. It was named according to mass whale strandings happened on the sandbank at the northwestern side of the island during their migrations. The Phare des Baleines is located on the western cap of Île de ré.
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