Saint-Trojan-les-Bains

Saint- Trojan- les- Bains is a commune with 1466 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Charente -Maritime in the Poitou -Charentes; it belongs to Arrondissement Rochefort Canton and Le Château d' Oléron.

Geography

Saint- Trojan- les- Bains is the southernmost of the seaside resorts on the Ile d' Oléron. He is on three sides by the sea surrounded (Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Bay Pertuis de Maumusson in the south and east) and is bordered to the north by Le Grand-Village -Plage and Le Château d' Oléron. The western part of the municipality consists of an extensive pine forest behind a long sandy beach; the settlement itself is located in the meteorological more sheltered east.

History

During the Revolution, the place was in " La Montagne " renamed, although there is no survey here that would justify the name. 1793 was to rename the Saint- Trojean, 1898 renamed to Saint - Trojan- les- Bains. In 1949 the settlement was separated Le Grand-Village -Plage in the north.

Demographics

Attractions

  • Le P'tit train de Saint- Trojan, an 1963 furnished narrow-gauge railway that connects the village to the east with the 6 km west located Plage de Gatseau

The Parish Church

The port

The Plage de Gatseau

Twinning

  • Crainhem (Belgium, 1979 )
  • Main lake ( Bavaria, since 1981)

Weblink

  • Municipality in the department of Charente -Maritime
  • Place in Poitou -Charentes
  • Ile d' Oléron
Poitou-Charentes Charente-Maritime Arrondissement of Rochefort Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Kraainem
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