Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche
Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche | |
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The town hall in Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche | |
Location of Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′05″N 0°31′42″W / 45.8514°N 0.5283°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Canton | Chaniers |
| Intercommunality | Vals de Saintonge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Bascle |
Area 1 | 25.08 km2 (9.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,350 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17344 /17770 |
| Elevation | 22–95 m (72–312 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ilɛʁ də vilfʁɑ̃ʃ], before 1962: Saint-Hilaire) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune La Frédière was merged into Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche.