Charente-Maritime

Charente-Maritime
Département of France
Prefecture building in La Rochelle
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Charente-Maritime in France
Coordinates: 45°57′N 0°58′W / 45.950°N 0.967°W / 45.950; -0.967
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Prefecture	La Rochelle
Subprefectures	Jonzac Rochefort Saintes Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Government
• President of the Departmental Council	Sylvie Marcilly[1] (DVD)
Area 1
• Total	6,864 km2 (2,650 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	661,404
• Rank	40th
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	FR-17
Department number	17
Arrondissements	5
Cantons	27
Communes	463
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Charente-Maritime (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁɑ̃t maʁitim] ^ⓘ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: Chérente-Marine; Occitan: Charanta Maritima) is a département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on the southwestern coast of France. Named after the river Charente, its prefecture is La Rochelle. As of 2019, it had a population of 651,358 with an area of 6,864 square kilometres (2,650 sq mi).^[3]