Saint-Palais-sur-Mer

Saint-Palais-sur-Mer
Place du Rhâ
Location of Saint-Palais-sur-Mer
Saint-Palais-sur-Mer
Saint-Palais-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 45°38′38″N 1°05′13″W / 45.6439°N 1.0869°W / 45.6439; -1.0869
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementRochefort
CantonLa Tremblade
IntercommunalityCA Royan Atlantique
Government
  Mayor (20242026) Claude Baudin
Area
1
15.69 km2 (6.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
3,879
  Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17380 /17420
Elevation0–50 m (0–164 ft)
(avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Palais-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ palɛ syʁ mɛʁ], literally Saint-Palais on Sea) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.