Landes, Charente-Maritime

Landes
Commune
The church in Landes
Location of Landes
Landes Show map of France Landes Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°59′35″N 0°35′47″W / 45.9931°N 0.5964°W / 45.9931; -0.5964
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Canton	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Pelletier[1]
Area ^1	16.05 km^2 (6.20 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	575
• Density	35.8/km^2 (92.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17202 /17380
Elevation	6–76 m (20–249 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Landes (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃d] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	443	—
1968	522	+17.8%
1975	513	−1.7%
1982	505	−1.6%
1990	527	+4.4%
1999	524	−0.6%
2008	561	+7.1%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

External links

• Media related to Landes (Charente-Maritime) at Wikimedia Commons