Les Mathes

Les Mathes
The town hall in Les Mathes
Location of Les Mathes
Les Mathes
Les Mathes
Coordinates: 45°43′05″N 1°08′49″W / 45.7181°N 1.1469°W / 45.7181; -1.1469
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementRochefort
CantonLa Tremblade
IntercommunalityCA Royan Atlantique
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Marie Bascle
Area
1
34.38 km2 (13.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
2,184
  Density64/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17225 /17570
Elevation0–40 m (0–131 ft)
(avg. 35 m or 115 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Mathes (French pronunciation: [le mat]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

The commune includes the beach resort La Palmyre, and the Palmyre Zoo.