Saint-Porchaire

Saint-Porchaire
The town hall in Saint-Porchaire
Location of Saint-Porchaire
Saint-Porchaire
Saint-Porchaire
Coordinates: 45°49′18″N 0°47′07″W / 45.8217°N 0.7853°W / 45.8217; -0.7853
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementSaintes
CantonSaint-Porchaire
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Claude Grenon
Area
1
17.40 km2 (6.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,988
  Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17387 /17250
Elevation7–54 m (23–177 ft)
(avg. 23 m or 75 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Porchaire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pɔʁʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.