Aytré
Aytré | |
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Beach at Aytré | |
Location of Aytré | |
| Coordinates: 46°08′05″N 1°06′48″W / 46.1347°N 1.1133°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
| Canton | Aytré |
| Intercommunality | CA La Rochelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Tony Loisel |
Area 1 | 12.22 km2 (4.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 9,759 |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17028 /17440 |
| Elevation | 1–21 m (3.3–68.9 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Aytré (French pronunciation: [ɛtʁe]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
Aytré is especially known for its long beach, which is easily accessible from neighbouring La Rochelle, or Les Minimes. The beach is flat and shallow, making it a good bathing spot for children, and an excellent spot for windsurfing.
The historian Jean Prasteau (1921–1997) was born in Aytré, as was Jean Desaguliers, a Protestant pastor, and father of John Theophilus Desaguliers.