Country France Department Charente-Maritime Population (2008) 363 Local time Tuesday 8:20 PM | Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine Intercommunality Haute-Saintonge Area 16.09 km² Arrondissement Jonzac | |
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Canton Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge Weather 16°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 53% Humidity | ||
Saint-Germain-du-Seudre is a small historic town on the Gironde estuary. It is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Map of 17240 Saint-Germain-du-Seudre, France
Although it belongs administratively to the canton of Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge, the nearest market town is Gémozac and is noted for its numerous vineyards, sunflower fields and the former wheat mill located in 'Moulin De La Barre'. Eutrope Dupon (1823-1897), born in Saint-Germain-du-Seudre, was a deputy (congressman) in the French National Assembly from 1893 to 1897. There is a bust of him in St-Germain.
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