Places to see in ( Royan - France ) Saint Georges de Didonne
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. And important seaside resort of Royan and the coast of Beauty, on the right bank of the mouth of the Gironde estuary and adjacent Atlantic Ocean, Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is a major economic and tourist centers of royannaise metropolitan city which it is now becoming a residential suburb. It has a population of 5,086 inhabitants (2011) - to over 50,000 people during the summer season - the heart of a community of agglomeration Royan Atlantique with 79 441 inhabitants (2011)
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is a seaside resort on the French Atlantic coast. This town of Charente-Maritime, situated near Royan at the mouth of the estuary of the Gironde. Saint-Georges-de-Didonne more than 5000 inhabitants, but this figure is multiplied by ten during the summer.
In the 11th century, there was the building of a fortified village Didonne the initiative of the lord of Didonne. Unfortunately, this castle will be demolished in the 18th century. Only the street cat in the neighborhood of Didonne confirms its existence. In the mid-12th century, the Cluniac priory dedicated to St. George serves as a stopover for pilgrims going to Saint Jacques de Compostela. The priory was located probably near the conch.
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is not spared. Jean Jarousseau Protestant pastor, moved to St. George and profound impact on the region. This is the 18th century that the drivers are installed at stations abandoning Saint-Georges-de-Didonne Royan and Saint-Palais-sur-Mer. From 1727 to 1921, the Port of St. George was held responsible by many pilots to guide ships and boats to go up the Gironde estuary: the tragic and thrilling adventures.
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