Les Mathes
Les Mathes is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The commune includes the beach resort La Palmyre, and the Palmyre Zoo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Town hall of Les Mathes and La Palmyre Zoo.
La Palmyre Zoo
Zoo
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La Palmyre Zoo is a zoo in Les Mathes, Charente-Maritime, near Royan, in southwestern France. It was created in 1966 in the forest of la Coubre by Claude Caillé. La Palmyre Zoo is situated 3½ km south of Les Mathes.
Église Saint-Eutrope des Mathes
Church
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Église Saint-Eutrope des Mathes is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Tremblade and Arvert.
La Tremblade
La Tremblade is a port town and seaside resort on the Arvert peninsula in Charente-Maritime, southwestern France. This small town with about 4,500 inhabitants, and famous for its flat oysters just like the surrounding Marennes-Oléron region.
Arvert
Village
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Arvert is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alvertons or Alvertonnes.
Les Mathes
- Type: Locality with 1,960 residents
- Also known as: “17225”
- Location: Arrondissement of Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.7172° or 45° 43′ 2″ northLongitude
-1.1483° or 1° 8′ 54″ westPopulation
1,960Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
8CQWPV82+VMGeoNames ID
6455642
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“Les Mathes” goes by many names.
- French: “Les Mathes”
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