Périgny, Charente-Maritime

Périgny
The town hall in Périgny
Location of Périgny
Périgny
Périgny
Coordinates: 46°09′12″N 1°05′43″W / 46.1533°N 1.0953°W / 46.1533; -1.0953
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementLa Rochelle
CantonAytré
IntercommunalityCA La Rochelle
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Marie Ligonniere
Area
1
10.78 km2 (4.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
8,802
  Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17274 /17180
Elevation2–36 m (6.6–118.1 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Périgny (French pronunciation: [peʁiɲi] ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France. Its inhabitants are named the Pérignaciens and Pérignaciennes. Perigny is fully part of the unité urbaine of La Rochelle extending its eastern urban toward Dompierre-sur-Mer. Following the quick urban growth, it has become the 3rd town of the La Rochelle area and the 8th town of the Charente-Maritime department.