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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Le Chay
Commune
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Coordinates: 45°38′32″N 0°53′46″W / 45.6422°N 0.8961°W / 45.6422; -0.8961
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Saintes
Canton Saujon
Intercommunality CA Royan Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Saintlos[1]
Area1 12.01 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
Population (2021)[2] 817
• Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 17097 /17600
Elevation 2–21 m (6.6–68.9 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Chay (French pronunciation: [lə ʃɛ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1968 387
1975 374 −0.49%
1982 450 +2.68%
1990 529 +2.04%
1999 562 +0.67%
2009 729 +2.64%
2014 761 +0.86%
2020 798 +0.79%
Source: INSEE[3]
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE